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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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Furthermore, the president and close advisers argue that the paramount concern is ensuring the United States wins the AI race against China, maintaining both economic primacy and national security.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Are the Hawks in a position to string together wins this year?

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of wins

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The answers say more about long-term viability than any success rate, because the system that survives at scale isn’t the one that fails least, but the one that fails best.

— Shivansh Inamdar, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Because colonial powers have always feared the child who survives its violence and continues to imagine a sky beyond its rule.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of survives

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Venus retrograde in Scorpio and Libra lasts from October 3 to November 13, and asks us to decipher who and what respects and esteems us (and vice versa).

— Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
The loss of estrogen starts up to 10 years before a woman begins menopause and lasts the rest of her life, Rubin says.

— Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of lasts

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Speed and quality aren’t opposites; the conflict persists because no one built the process for deciding tradeoffs.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026
When inflation persists, investors demand higher interest rates on longer-term Treasury bonds, such as the 10-year, which strongly influences mortgage rates.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026