success story
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“I was like, ‘I can show people what a success story looks like.’”
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Now Jan-Niklas, who sees reunification as a "success story" overall, is on a mission to bring younger people and families back.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
“We all think of Amazon as a great success story at this point,” Franklin said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 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
A society, almost necessarily, begins every success story with the chapter that most advantages itself, and in America, these precipitating chapters are almost always rendered as the singular action of exceptional individuals.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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