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prosper

[pros-per] / ˈprɒs pər /


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Anyone hoping to prosper by holding a leveraged ETF for the long run should ponder Shōhaku’s lions tumbling into the depths of the gorge and the long, treacherous path back to the top.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

But ask whether it is helping people prosper, and the answer is an easy yes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Leonard Nimoy as Mr Spock in Star Trek performs the Vulcan salute, which is usually accompanied with the words "live long and prosper"

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

He considered military men unprincipled loafers, ambitious plotters, experts in facing down civilians in order to prosper during times of disorder.

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

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

"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

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

As the years passed and his coal company prospered, Mr. Carter had concrete sidewalks poured, the streets paved, and the town fenced to keep cows from roaming the streets.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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

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

The human beings did not hate Animal Farm any less now that it was prospering; indeed, they hated it more than ever.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell




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