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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

Nebius isn’t as well-known as its nearest competitor, CoreWeave, which became a success story early in the artificial-intelligence boom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Executives pointed to “Scream 7,” a late February release that has topped $200 million in global ticket sales, as a success story.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 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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