success story
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Every retailer today wants its own version of the Costco private-label success story Kirkland.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Steve White, a DJ who knew Pickles personally, told BBC Radio Sheffield the group's chart success had been "a people's success story".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 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
But in earlier decades Minnesota was an American success story with world-class companies, high civic trust, a remarkable education tradition and a broad middle class.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
He thought about what Grover had said, that this could be the start of a real success story.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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