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win out
verb
- informal.intr, adverb to succeed or prevail as if in a contest
sanity rarely wins out over prejudice
Idioms and Phrases
Succeed, prevail, as in She was sure she'd win out if she persisted . [Late 1800s]Example Sentences
But as breathtaking as "One to One" proves to be as a documentary experience—and there are few better when it comes to Lennon and The Beatles—the real message is unmistakable: in a world that challenges our values at every turn, that attempts to drain our efforts to be ineluctably human and serve our fellow citizens, apathy can never be allowed to win out.
"I would not however expect any special treatment of Vietnam from a policy point of view. Personal relationships are important to Trump, but in this case, I believe his desire to appear tough on trade will win out."
Beyond a vague hamlet-good, urban-bad critique — a sleight of hand in which the heartland folks win out over those rapacious city dwellers — he’s less interested in the outside world than he is in Paul’s own emotional landscape.
Only if Harvard-Westlake and Roosevelt don’t win out.
If both teams win out, El Camino Real would receive the No. 1 seed for the first City Section Open Division playoffs by virtual of goal deferential in the two games they’ve faced each other.
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