prosper
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He has learned, in the words of the poet Robinson Jeffers, that “we must uncenter our minds from ourselves” if we are to prosper as a species among other species.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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
This particular grift may have failed, but in a world built on massive structural inequality, grifters tend to prosper.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
“A childish display of temper! Students should be glad to work for their city. Ember will prosper if all . . . citizens ... do ... their ... best.”
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
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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
She nodded and said, “I’m old and blind, but I still hear things. A fool never prospers in peace. Do you know what their magic is?”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Unyoked from racial prejudices and prohibitions, Eston’s progeny prospered.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Since leaving England he has prospered in franchise cricket, ending Royal Challengers Bengaluru's wait for Indian Premier League success with consecutive titles in 2025 and 2026 and winning The Hundred with Trent Rockets in 2022.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
With more lower-ranked teams, the world's best attackers have prospered.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Americans made things, and prospered in the making of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
Dae Hyun’s cousin did help, and they prospered, faith rewarded.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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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
Who knows whether that will shift opinion polls that show other parties prospering at Labour's expense.
From BBC ● May 22, 2025
When they moved in 25 years ago, the soil was rich and trees were prospering, so Hofvendahl planted more, and more, and then more, turning his yard into an orchard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025
Restricting myself more to particulars, let me say that one sees a prince prospering today and coming to ruin tomorrow without having seen him change his nature or his qualities.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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