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prosper

[pros-per] / ˈprɒs pər /


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“Separating into two distinct companies best sets up our brands, shows, businesses, talent, and teams to continue to lead and prosper in the changing media landscape,” Bankoff said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 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 market needs time and investment to prosper, Lewis said at Diageo’s half-year results in February.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 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

Mama said that a transplanted bud doesn’t prosper.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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

“When Indonesia prospers, the region prosters,” Lee said.

From Seattle Times Apr. 29, 2024

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

Patriotism is wanting to make your city better so that it prospers.

From BBC Dec. 20, 2022

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

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

After his career prospered, he bought his wife a fur coat one Christmas and, to make the gift more of a surprise, wrapped it in a microwave box.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Americans made things, and prospered in the making of them.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

Unsurprisingly, it's not just in Asia that Root has prospered against spin.

From BBC Jan. 27, 2026

Dae Hyun’s cousin did help, and they prospered, faith rewarded.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

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

“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

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

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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