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prosper

[pros-per] / ˈprɒs pər /


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But Domino’s can still prosper with its share.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

This part of the tech world looks to prosper whether or not OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic and SpaceX can deliver on promises to monetize AI services.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Officials in Nevada, where casinos prosper, have emerged as some of the most forceful opponents of prediction markets.

From Barron's May 14, 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

He means our country beginning to prosper, Free Zones going up everywhere, the coast a clutter of clubs and resorts.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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

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

Under Bedford’s able leadership, England’s cause initially prospered.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 11, 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

Whenever Grandmother started lecturing him about his ancestors—how they’d come over from China and prospered in the import/export business, eventually becoming one of the wealthiest Chinese families in Vancouver—well, it was boring.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

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

To be picky in the ocean after prospering in the pond.

From Seattle Times Dec. 19, 2023

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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