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"was the prevailing" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to something that was the most commonly accepted or experienced, e.g. "Fear was the prevailing emotion in the town after the shooting."
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That was the prevailing argument before the Arab Spring.
What changed on Croce's watch was the prevailing political climate of art in America.
If we come out of that thumb screw without defeat, we might just stay up was the prevailing orthodoxy.
I believe the audience in the world has not outgrown this, has not gotten so savvy that they no longer find this entertaining', which was the prevailing feeling.
Part of Adler's problem was the prevailing post-war view, formulated by the philosopher Theodor Adorno, that after Auschwitz literature was impossible.
Among the distinctive features of Burgundian musical style was the prevailing three-part texture, with melodic and rhythmic interest centred in the top part.
Lugging an oversized camera on stilts was impractical, as was the prevailing "wet plate" process of the day, which required the proximity of a dark room.
Feudalism was the prevailing system of government in western Europe from the 5th through the 12th centuries, providing Martin with a wealth of historical documentation to draw upon.
In the case of the light aging, depolymerisation was the prevailing degradation reaction way.
In the Butana communal lands, grassland area was the prevailing LULC class.
Spermidine was the prevailing polyamine in caprine samples, reaching levels up to 4.41 μmol/l on the 3rd day post-partum.
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