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Hillary Clinton's victory speech was a concise version of her stump speech. | AP Photo Clinton looks ahead to South Carolina in Nevada victory speech

Hillary Clinton on Saturday thanked her supporters for lifting her to victory in Nevada in a “hard-fought” race with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

The win shifts momentum back to Clinton, who was undoubtedly on her heels after narrowly escaping Iowa with a win over Sanders and losing New Hampshire in a 22-percentage-point blowout.

“Some may have doubted us, but we never doubted each other, and this one's for you” a decidedly upbeat Clinton said to cheering crowd. “You turned out in every corner of this state with determination and purpose.”

Her relatively brief address was a concise version of her stump speech, though with a few subtle new touches. Without mentioning Sanders by name, Clinton continued to distinguish herself from the Vermont senator.

“Americans are right to be angry,” Clinton said, likely alluding to Sanders’ supporters. “But we’re also hungry for real solutions.”

With South Carolina coming up on Feb. 27, she invoked places like Flint, Michigan, where the majority African-American community has been left with lead-contaminated water for two years, and Ferguson, Missouri, where the Department of Justice began looking into the city’s police practices following the fatal shooting of an unarmed African-American teen, as she called on the U.S. to do more.

Hillary Clinton on Nevada win some people 'doubted' us An excerpt Hillary Clinton's remarks in Nevada.

“If we listen to the hopes and heartaches of hard-working people across America, it’s clear there is so much more to be done,” she said. “The truth is we aren’t a single-issue country” — another shot at Sanders.

Clinton, who spoke with former President Bill Clinton near her side, announced her immediate plans following her speech. “I am on my way to Texas. Bill is on his way to Colorado,” Clinton said. “The fight goes on. The future that we want is within our grasp.”

Sanders congratulated Clinton in a private phone call Saturday but encouraged his supporters to find solace in the outcome. “I want to be completely clear with you about what this result means: Nevada was supposed to be a state ‘tailor made’ for the Clinton campaign, and a place she once led by almost 40 points,” Sanders said in an email to supporters. “But today, we sent a message that will stun the political and financial establishment of this country: our campaign can win anywhere.”

In a statement released by his campaign, Sanders again emphasized the uphill battle he faced heading into yet another caucus but said “we have the wind at our back as we head toward Super Tuesday” — pointedly excluding the upcoming primary in South Carolina, where he is expected to lose badly.

The Associated Press called the race in Nevada at 5:15 p.m. With 81 percent of precincts reporting, Clinton leads Sanders 52 percent to 48 percent.