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success story

American  

noun

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


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At the right price, with disciplined execution, it could become a rare success story in the world of Big Food mergers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

It’s the slow-motion success story that made L.A.’s air not immaculate, but at least livable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

It’s a success story of taking every day, every boat and every round of the hospital ward one day at a time.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

In that sense, the storm was a success story.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Yoyo came home the next day with the success story of the assembly.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez