as in wins
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
among British actors he holds the distinction of having clocked up the most performances of Hamlet on the London stage
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Whoever wins the primary is expected to prevail in the general, as the state currently leans Democratic in nonpresidential elections.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026 -
Thus, a team that wins the lottery will have its second-round pick slotted 46th, and the team picking 16th will also have pick 31.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Their antagonism peaked at the end of Season 3, when Deborah achieves her dream of landing a late-night chair and Ava blackmails her way into the head-writer job.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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Ultimately, all this achieves is making Davis feel like the odd-one-out, spending most of her arc running around with her side-piece rather than working with her neighbors.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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By the end of the novel, Sun Wukong attains Buddhahood.—
Frannie Comstock,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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But if a person seeking status is already wealthy or attains corporate sponsorship, for instance, a viable pathway to citizenship opens up, even if only slightly.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … REALITY CHECK — Spencer Pratt gains ground on Karen Bass as LA mayoral race tightens.—
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FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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The productivity gains themselves are real, but they are unevenly distributed.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Fitbit also scores your Readiness and Sleep, and offers a metric called Cardio Load that reflects weekly strain on your cardiovascular system and provides a broad exercise goal.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2026
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Michael Jackson Claims Seven Bestselling Albums On this week's Official Albums Sales chart, Jackson scores seven bestsellers.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The Aquarius Moon makes private material more active, so give the early version room before exposing it to judgment.—
PubSubHub User,
Baltimore Sun,
4 June 2026
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Also, in the lead-up to the summer solstice, nights are short, which makes auroras more difficult to spot.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
4 June 2026
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“Clocks (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clocks%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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