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prevails

verb

present tense third-person singular of prevail

as in wins

to achieve victory (as in a contest) we shall prevail despite the overwhelming odds

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as in survives

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs a custom that still prevails in many areas of Africa

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Recent Examples of prevails The Bull And Bear Cases For SpaceX Despite all this, the bull case prevails on Wall Street. — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 The one category YouTube prevails in is free trial because of its longer duration, though both streamers offer solid options. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 9 July 2026 And that feeling prevails on Independence Day, especially in the City of Brotherly Love. — Sean Gregory, Time, 5 July 2026 Boston prevails, 1-0, with Mark Kotsay driving in the game’s only run. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026 And evil and injustice ultimately never prevails over the grace of God for those who adhere to the Golden Rule. — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026 Walking that line under fire is the challenge that will persist even if a US-Iranian peace prevails. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 15 June 2026 That means a bettor would profit $108 on a $100 bet if the Netherlands prevails. — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2026 If Platner prevails in November, the lesson will not be that Democrats became more ideological or that Mainers stopped caring about character. — Matthew Shelter, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026

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Ryan Coogler, fresh off multiple Oscar wins for Sinners, will be back to direct, and Letitia Wright and Winston Duke will return as Shuri and M’Baku respectively.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
No one wins when our state decides that transparency and accountability don’t matter.

— Stephanie Vanos, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

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Melissa Cohn, regional vice president at William Raveis Mortgage, doesn’t expect mortgage rates to fall while the US war with Iran persists.

— Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
But mostly, the monarch persists because life’s job is to live; because within those thimble-size bodies hides a dynamo of survival that puts our most incredible machines to shame.

— Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026