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prosperous

[pros-per-uhs] / ˈprɒs pər əs /




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But life wasn’t easy if you weren’t Dutch, so Anthony and Grietje—outsiders in a prosperous but swirling city—chose to seek their fortune in the Americas.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

You are a master of the prosperous pivot.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

"Net zero is not just an environmental necessity, it is an opportunity to build a stronger, more secure and more prosperous Welsh economy," the party added.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

One can readily sense the intellectual hostility to middlebrow culture, which in England dated back before the existence of a large and prosperous middle class with a hunger for culture.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

A big, prosperous city rising up on its own in the stifling Amazon forest?

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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