What does prevail over mean?

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pre·vail over

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of prevail over in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of prevail over in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of prevail over in a Sentence

  1. Janvier Chouteu-Chando:

    Fear is a basic human instinct and an indicator of the gravity of a situation. It becomes an asset if it is effectively controlled. It becomes a weakness for a man if he lets it to prevail over him.”

  2. Pope Francis:

    It would be sad, and I dare say even catastrophic, were particular interests to prevail over the common good.

  3. Todd Blanche:

    This indictment should never have been brought, and today's decision is a stark reminder that the law and justice should always prevail over politically motivated actions.

  4. The Spanish club:

    For the club, harmony is essential for everyone involved in the (Atlético) family, especially our fans, the first team squad and its coach showed satisfaction with the club’s decision, understanding that sporting merits must prevail over any other criteria.

  5. Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon:

    We are managing to foil plans by the organizations, the terrorist groups like Hamas and Islamic Jihad, to carry out attacks. If it were up to them, there would be suicide bombings and gun attacks here every day, the fact that we are succeeding lends salience to the attempted stabbing or car-ramming attacks. We will also prevail over this phenomenon, I say, but this is a process that takes time. Statistically, we see a waning of this.

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