flourished

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But the situation risks entrenching trends that had already turned Kuwait—which flourished in the 1960s and 1970s—into something of an also-ran in the region after it struggled to rebound from the 1990 Iraq invasion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

But the church maintained an online presence that flourished during the Covid pandemic, amassing a following across 40 Chinese cities.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

When Wilson died last summer, he was widely eulogized as one of the great visionary artists of our time, and his requisite for altered perception has only since flourished.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Not only did the company continue after he left, but it flourished.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

It is slightly tarnished and engraved with something that the boy thinks might be words in Latin, but the script is looping and flourished and he cannot make them out.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern