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prosper

[pros-per] / ˈprɒs pər /


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A study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that small firms’ job-creating prowess is largely a function of age, not size: Young firms start small and grow if they prosper.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

But Domino’s can still prosper with its share.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

He added: "There need to be barriers, there needs to be prevention, and we need to look at it seriously to make people feel safe, to make the businesses stay here so they'll prosper."

From BBC May 9, 2026

The railroads also tapped into the wealth of retail investors, targeting merchants and farmers along the routes who stood to prosper.

From Barron's Apr. 15, 2026

How can we prosper, when we can’t rely on anything continuing as it is?

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

Yet to our mind the remarkable news of this anniversary is that our free republic has stood for a quarter millennium and prospers still.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

In his budget speech, Champagne warned that Canada is facing "a time of profound change" and that "bold and swift action is needed" to ensure the country prospers.

From BBC Nov. 4, 2025

Western analysts say the counteroffensive, even if it prospers, won’t end the war which started with Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.

From Washington Times Jul. 4, 2023

Now the area prospers largely from the tourist trade.

From Seattle Times May 22, 2023

St Emilion is now secure under his patronage, and the convent prospers as a result of my commerce with the local merchants and farmers, so Mother Ermentrude and the bishop are pleased.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

There were busts as well as booms - oil has always been a volatile commodity - but on the whole Aberdeen prospered, with the Granite City acquiring a new nickname: Europe's oil capital.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

Elon Musk’s company has prospered in recent years as it assumed a dominant position operating rockets and satellites, and flying crews to space.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 2, 2025

We will never know if the flax fields took off and Shatz’s heirs prospered.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 17, 2025

On their own, these small companies cannot feed millions of people and, so far, they've prospered due to grants or capital from charities and funds that invest in companies aimed at protecting nature.

From BBC Nov. 16, 2025

Despite their unorthodox lifestyle, all five peregrines prospered.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Fundamentally superior stocks are prospering from a stunning earnings environment as well as a booming domestic economy.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

“If we do all that, and everybody’s prospering and they’re all a part of it, and there’s upside for everybody, that’s going to naturally be a bulwark against future conflicts there. Because everybody’s thriving.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 29, 2025

Brazil is pushing the idea of building a prospering economy by sustainably using natural resources, preserving nature to protect the vitality of the land, and developing valuable products including fuels, pharmaceuticals, and foods.

From BBC Nov. 16, 2025

AEG is prospering by executing a fairly simple business plan, said Andrew Zimbalist, professor emeritus of economics at Smith College.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2025

He was always eager for news of Caroline, who was prospering in Baltimore as the Prophet Jeremiah claimed only the wicked do.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson




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