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successes

noun

plural of success

as in hits

a person or thing that is successful their homemade jellies have been such a success that they are now distributed nationwide

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a successful result brought about by hard work a long list of successes that the retiring president of the college can point to with pride

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Recent Examples of successes The novel’s focus is on their struggles more than their successes. — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026 Electron has made 97 flights to date, with 56 consecutive successes. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026 Those who love the club could only watch as its past successes were belittled and its fans became the butt of jokes – or, as one supporter told me, shouted at in a grocery store for wearing the club colors. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 For now, the biggest public successes have come from those with at least some experience in the field. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Other partial successes include NATO’s intervention in Kosovo in 1999, in which a 78-day air campaign led Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic to withdraw his forces. — Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026 In the Classics, Lidl-Trek boast former world champion Mads Pedersen, whose most likely Monument successes appear likely to come at either Milan-Sanremo or Paris-Roubaix — the two races which Ganna would also appear most suited for. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2026 The back-to-back successes of Obsession and Backrooms have cracked Hollywood’s spine like a One-Wish Willow, sending producers into an online feeding frenzy. — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026 Some are optimistic about the team's depth and potential, recalling past successes and expressing excitement for the current season. — Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Ahead of rocking the Pond with its classic hits, the famed norteño band brought its signature sound and activism to NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Holland, one insider with knowledge of Netflix observed to Variety, built a business of boutique hits.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

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The five live musical productions that the network delivered on his watch are among his proudest accomplishments.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
In a debate earlier this week, Bass highlighted her accomplishments in paving the way for new affordable housing, while Raman asserted that housing production is still lagging and Bass isn’t doing enough.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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The trade-deadline blockbusters and late-night deals all seemed at the time like the Sixers were swinging for the fences.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Four back-to-back blockbusters—One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The China Syndrome, Romancing the Stone, Jewel of the Nile—had proven that.

— Michael Douglas, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

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Yet the latest proposal seems to undercut some of those achievements, according to its critics.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Benson says her achievements in her current role as secretary of state include upgrades to online services, cutting average wait times of in-person visits and creating self-service stations at branch offices and grocery stores.

— Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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