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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
succeed .
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Examples
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Part of the reason Blasko succeeds is old-fashion warmth and soul, but part is melodies that tug hard on the ear.
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Indeed, where Rushkoff truly succeeds is in his accurate portrayal of the runaway financial class in the United States, where some of the wealthiest people became so without actually creating anything of value.
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Where the trailer really succeeds is in the depiction of the dreary and volatile world The Runaways inhabited and the rock music they produced.
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"As I reflect on what's happened over the last two years, one of the things that I think has not been managed by me as well as it needed to be was finding the right balance in making sure that businesses have rules of the road and are treating customers fairly ... but also making absolutely clear that the only way America succeeds is if businesses are succeeding."
Obama reflects on 'shellacking' in midterm elections William Branigin 2010
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Where Gores succeeds is in breathing life into a story that has been left at loose ends for more than half a century.
Spade & Archer: Summary and book reviews of Spade & Archer by Joe Gores. 2009
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One of the main reasons it succeeds is because Jaden Smith is such an incredibly cute kid.
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Where I think the movie succeeds is in how it absolutely screws with your head for the first 90 minutes or so.
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A new CD from the Glor Classics label succeeds with beefy, close-up miking of the EuropaChorAkademie and the Youth Orchestra of the Americas that reveals detail but doesn't congest in the big moments.
New CDs of Verdi's Requiem Mass: Some powerful, others not up to the task 2010
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Let them get what they deserve if McCain succeeds to win the next presidential election.
Angry Clinton supporters tell party leaders: 'Let's go McCain!' 2008
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An artistic triumph, the coin succeeds because it so completely embodies the American spirit of the age.
US Mint Director Ed Moy on Seeking Excellence in Coin Designs : Coin Collecting News 2010
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