prosper
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A study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that small firms’ job-creating prowess is largely a function of age, not size: Young firms start small and grow if they prosper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
"These new measures will improve access to Chinese markets, closing that trade deficit and expand opportunities for African companies to prosper," he told the BBC.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
Both need each other to prosper and resent self-interested decisions their counterparts make that impact them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 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
I therefore conclude that, since Fortune varies and men remain obstinate in their ways, men prosper when the two are in harmony and fail to prosper when they are not in accord.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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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
Tom Roebuck, another wing who prospers in the air, is only just back from a broken toe.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
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
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
Unsurprisingly, it's not just in Asia that Root has prospered against spin.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
Meanwhile, the state’s economy has prospered as the Governor has welcomed companies and data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
Elon Musk’s company has prospered in recent years as it assumed a dominant position operating rockets and satellites, and flying crews to space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
For many, the only certainty was the stars, and the ancient astrological conceit prospered in the courtyards and taverns of fear-haunted Europe.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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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
I would love the corporate campaign painting Inglewood as Black and prospering on its own terms — an equal partner in this breakneck development — to be true.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
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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