Example Sentences

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“We’re definitely having growing pains,” said Jeff Morrow, business manager of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 415, whose members are thriving amid the build-out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Even some airlines, slammed by jet-fuel shortages and fuel prices driven up by the Iran war, are thriving.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

In this bombed-out retail landscape, some chains are thriving and opening new outlets.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

"But, if Wrexham, as a town, is unsuccessful while we are thriving, we have failed."

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

The white and yellow roses planted in old buckets are thriving despite the drought, because tía Fermina cares for them as if they were children.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez