prosperous

Example Sentences

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King Charles told the audience: "People across Scotland look for leadership and for practical action to help build a fair and prosperous society."

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

Despite being the fourth largest economy in the world — the home of Hollywood and Silicon Valley — California’s budget is extremely dependent on the state’s most prosperous residents.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

Those energies transformed a small republic on the edge of a continent into the most prosperous nation in the long sweep of human civilization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Guterres arrived by helicopter from the Dominican Republic, the neighboring -- and far more stable and prosperous -- country sharing the island.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

The older people around, like my mother, had two children, and the younger, more prosperous ones had four, but nobody but Dodo was on the verge of a seventh.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath