success story
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Bangladesh was long hailed as a development success story, boasting per capita income higher than India’s and notching gains in life expectancy and female literacy—driven, in part, by its rise as a low-cost garment exporter.
Oklahoma City is not the only small-market success story in the NBA.
From Los Angeles Times
In that sense, the storm was a success story.
From Barron's
"This should be a national success story but instead we are facing the possibility of unsettling and destabilising threats to funding for cutting edge science."
From BBC
Since the debut last November of “Heated Rivalry,” which chronicles the clandestine love story between two fierce hockey rivals, the drama series from Bell Media’s Crave has emerged as an unlikely success story, defying a broader industry trend of media consolidation and waning commitments to diversity in Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times
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