success story
noun
1
: a story of a person who rises to fortune, acclaim, or brilliant achievement
In the world of finance, his is a great success story.
2
: someone or something that has achieved a goal
I am one of the diet clinic's success stories.
3
: someone or something that has achieved wealth, respect, or fame
That company is one of this area's biggest success stories.
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It’s considered a conservation success story — a rare sighting these days.
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
But Jokic remains the club’s biggest success story.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024
This gradual adoption of Windows on Arm should be a success story, but the dev kit fiasco has overshadowed it.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
Not doing the success story of a boxer, but actually the how-to-say-goodbye moment.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
But Jokic remains the club’s biggest success story.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024
This gradual adoption of Windows on Arm should be a success story, but the dev kit fiasco has overshadowed it.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
Not doing the success story of a boxer, but actually the how-to-say-goodbye moment.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Success story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/success%20story. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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