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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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“Screen Time” is the latest success story in the booming micro-drama genre that is sweeping Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Next is seen as a high street success story and a business that has evolved and adapted while its rivals from years gone by have gone to the wall.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

OpenAI represents something that Musk has rarely had to contend with: a success story that outgrew him.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

A TikTok success story has a toy company that makes NeeDoh fighting the “curse of virality.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Domesticated chickens and cattle may well be an evolutionary success story, but they are also among the most miserable creatures that ever lived.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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