Example Sentences

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The Los Gatos, Calif.-based company already had prevailed in the auction, and had an agreement in hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Authorities have since punished more than 7.2 million people, curbing some of the more egregious forms of graft that had prevailed before Xi and cementing his stature as China’s most dominant leader in decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

California's top lawyer, Attorney General Rob Bonta, defended Newsom and the ballot initiative, noting that several legal challenges had already been brought against Proposition 50 and none had prevailed.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

Tom Bowen, a Democratic strategist who worked for Rahm Emanuel and for Ms. Lightfoot, said that Mr. Johnson had prevailed, in large part, by appealing to liberals with the closest identification to the Democratic Party.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

That spring, we had felt a certain thawing on the part of the authorities, a relaxation of the iron-fisted discipline that had prevailed on the island.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela