success story
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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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