success story
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He later turned recreation co-op REI into a business success story.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
"I think for them it's like a success story seeing a patient go through treatment, rehabilitation, overcoming an illness and seeing them walk down the aisle," she said.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
The Southeast Asian nation of 100 million is both an economic success story, boasting eight percent growth last year, and a repressive one-party state that often jails its critics.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
While Um, the California financial planner, had a personal-loan success story with one client, it didn’t work out so well for another.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
Domesticated chickens and cattle may well be an evolutionary success story, but they are also among the most miserable creatures that ever lived.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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