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success story

American  

noun

  1. an account of the achievement of success, fortune, or fame by someone or some enterprise.


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How they wound up on the Yankees is the sort of old-fashioned scouting success story that rarely happens in an era where analytics have largely replaced human intuition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Nevertheless, the IPO has given people the chance to be part of this home-grown success story.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

With reading and math scores sagging across the country, Mississippi stands out as a rare education success story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

He could be the next success story from Nigeria, where he was born and lived until coming to the area as a freshman while living with a host family, the Franklins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Yoyo came home the next day with the success story of the assembly.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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