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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 For Pritzker or whoever prevails, the golden ticket could be a strong policy on data centers. — Patrick McNamara, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 Physical volume is conjured, but a mesmerizing autonomy of line prevails. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Most prominent is the texture of ostrich leather that prevails throughout the shoe’s upper. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 Not all good things come to those who wait, but occasionally poetic justice prevails. — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026 Wright Stevens is, at times, unsparing in the details of the Ipalook crime scene, though her search for truth and justice prevails. — Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026 Ultimately, who prevails will depend on the terms of the trust and the 2025 agreement – neither of which is public – and the 2017 court order. — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026 If Paramount prevails in court, it would be paid the bond, thereby compensating for the ticking fees and other costs. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 Whichever candidate prevails in November’s election will manage the implementation of the project and its economic incentives, which one stadium financing expert said were some of the biggest tax breaks ever offered to a sports stadium. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026

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The threat of the penalties if the SEC eventually wins either the Louisiana case or the federal lawsuit temporarily won the day.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Its practice of permitting construction projects at the same time in adjoining areas, causing the most inconvenience to vehicular traffic, wins the award for most perversity.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

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Precious little of anything survives from a millennium ago, let alone textile, let alone narrative textile, hundreds of feet of it, unfolding in scene after scene with the colors still crisp.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
The wires are long gone, but wire house survives as a term for a large brokerage firm with a national network of offices.

— Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of survives

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Even amid extraordinary acts of solidarity, Muslim, Arab, and South Asian Americans were subjected to hatred and bigotry, some of which persists today.

— Steven Fulop, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Overall, the Bush administration’s misguided foray reinforced in the minds of many in the Middle East a distrust of America’s allegiances, commitments, and adherence to the protocols of the Geneva Conventions, a distrust that persists to this day.

— David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026