prevails

Then at the residence of the bride's godparents of her confirmation, tradition once again prevails: more drink, more candies, more cigarettes (this time filtered), and more milling about, but this time in a large, poured concrete floor courtyard of a relatively lavish looking home.

A wedding and christening in rural Oaxaca: The mandate of tradition 2009

Then at the residence of the bride's godparents of her confirmation, tradition once again prevails: more drink, more candies, more cigarettes (this time filtered), and more milling about, but this time in a large, poured concrete floor courtyard of a relatively lavish looking home.

A wedding and christening in rural Oaxaca: The mandate of tradition 2009

Unfortunately, in the majority of SF world the idea that prevails is that write a manga (or comic) inspired story is not very “serious”.

Japanese SF and English-language original SF « Haikasoru: Space Opera. Dark Fantasy. Hard Science. 2009

If McCain prevails over Obama in the November election (whether it's due to Dems. voting for McCain or simply staying home and not voting for Obama), then you can say GOODBYE to Roe v. Wade.

Ferraro suggests she may not vote for Obama 2008

The only way we lose is if the enemy within prevails and we quit.

Sound Politics: Pressure on Democrats Building 2007

Sorry guys, it's not exactly news that the conservative label prevails in the South, so why did you emphasize and lead with that obvious point?

Shhh! Gallup Reports That Conservatives Outnumber Libs in All 50 States; Media Plays Dumb 2009

Of course, the trouble would be to draft one that was acceptable; for an old-fashioned theory that unfortunately prevails is that it is the duty of the Opposition to oppose.

Democracy vs. Hypocrisy 1986

The year is equally divided, except for the month of December; yet even here during the night, when the real ærial current may be supposed to be more truly indicated, as we see in the sunrise observation, the wind prevails from the north-east.

Census of the City of Charleston, South Carolina, For the Year 1861. Illustrated by Statistical Tables. Prepared under the Authority of the City Council by Frederick A. Ford S.C. 1861

Yet the name prevails, and is likewise supported by local legends of nine maidens having been changed into stones for dancing on a Sunday, or some other misdeed.

Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities 1861

A locution prevails in the Southern and Middle States which is so curious that, though never heard in New England, I will give a few lines to its discussion, the more readily because it is extinct elsewhere.

The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell James Russell Lowell 1855