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prolific

[pruh-lif-ik] / prəˈlɪf ɪk /


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The company owns mineral rights in some of the most prolific natural-gas basins in the U.S.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

It marked Manning as one of Scotland's first female auctioneers, and she has since enjoyed a prolific TV career on programmes such as Bargain Hunt and Flog It!.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Rossetti, a licensed psychologist and unusually prolific exorcist, has “led hundreds of exorcism and deliverance sessions,” according to the website of his exorcism-focused nonprofit organization.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

The Sunshine mine, once America’s most prolific silver source, aims to boost U.S. silver output by more than 15%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Euler was an excellent mathematician—in fact, he was one of the most prolific and influential in history—but in this case the careless manipulation of zero and infinity led him astray.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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