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prosper

[pros-per] / ˈprɒs pər /


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Shouldn’t a museum, of all places, be where complex dialogues about art and humanity can prosper?

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

"I know he wants the country to prosper."

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

“We can make it so they can prosper, but we prosper with them,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Maybe because an analyst at a second-tier firm who boldly goes where no one has gone before could live long and prosper if they even temporarily get it right.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Bruno Crespi, who was married to Amparo Moscote, and whose shop of toys and musical instruments continued to prosper, built a theater which Spanish companies included in their itineraries.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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

Tom Roebuck, another wing who prospers in the air, is only just back from a broken toe.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026

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

"Not everything survives transplanting. What prospers in one place may wither in another."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Barabak: Becerra right away lays down the man o’ the people card, noting his parents came to California with just $12 and prospered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Under his tenure, China has prospered immensely. He’s really done an excellent job.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Unlike others who prospered economically under Chávez, Betancourt and his associates didn't seem to identify ideologically with the late president's movement.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Unyoked from racial prejudices and prohibitions, Eston’s progeny prospered.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

In time they had children and grandchildren who also learned to fish and build boats, and their families prospered in Trokorpe.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Folks in Richland who are prospering probably don’t see it that way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

Since their reintroduction to London three years ago, the colony has been prospering.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Phil filled in with two talented conductors who were Dudamel fellows and are now enjoying prospering careers, Elim Chan and Gemma New.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025

Even as they stood there, Ralph suspected him of secretly prospering.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen




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