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thriving

[thrahy-ving] / ˈθraɪ vɪŋ /


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As a young postdoctoral scientist, he joined pioneering expeditions and descended more than a mile below the ocean surface in the submersible Alvin, where he observed thriving ecosystems in total darkness.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

In these tough times, some discount chains have been thriving, but California’s Grocery Outlet has been closing stores as it tries to remedy a hangover of overexpansion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Noah Wyle, star and executive producer of “The Pitt,” called it “a near cratering of our once thriving industry.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Yet now, restored to his preferred position, Valverde is thriving.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

What my father aspired to be and what Allah had destined for him was nurtured chiefly by the fertile tutelage of his parents while his family was still together and thriving as a unit.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey