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success story

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noun

  1. an account of the achievement of success, fortune, or fame by someone or some enterprise.

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Success story: A Hawaiian food empire via China and then L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2018

Success story: The black entrepreneur from Watts who became L.A.'s undisputed quesadilla king and built a following around his African Americanized Mexican food.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2018

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