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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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Steve Bower: Paz played a big part in Italian side Como's magnificent success story under Cesc Fabregas last season and he's also massive back home in Argentina.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

It’s also the kind of success story that theatergoing audiences love to champion, and that fairweather viewers find intriguing enough to check out themselves.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The integration process is still in the initial stages and it is too early to tell what will happen to the Hadzabe, yet many in Tanzania already regard it as a success story.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

They wanted their students to hear our real-life success story.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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