successful
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Now a subsidiary label of Hybe — parent company of K-pop superstars BTS — Pledis was forming what became one of the most successful “third generation” K-pop groups of all time: Seventeen.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
Weinstein, the co-founder of Miramax and Weinstein Co., was one of the most successful producers in Hollywood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
“Every hyperscaler and the two big model makers are on the train. Not all will be successful but many will.”
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
"So those small projects can be very successful and it shows that there is hope, things can be turned around if you put the right effort and the right resource into them."
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
“But, right before he passed away, a successful industrialist and distant cousin named William Maxwell was discovered living in Los Angeles. As the only heir, he inherited all of this.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
Vocabulary lists containing successful
Power Suffix: -ful
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