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And it has thriven unobserved, though signs of its presence stare plainly enough in the pallid face of the wretched gallery.

From Modern Painting by Moore, George (George Augustus)

"Muk," the counterpart of Peary's "King Malamute," has thriven for years on his daily ration of dried fish, tallow, and rice, and eats biscuits and doughnuts whenever he can get them.

From Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska by Stuck, Hudson

But Yering itself has thriven, and has since advanced into a great wine-producing district, whose wines Mr. De Castella, its later owner, has made to carry prizes even at European Exhibitions.

From Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria by Westgarth, William

The reasons for it far outweigh those for granting reciprocity with any other nation, and are entirely consistent with preserving intact the protective system under which this country has thriven so marvelously.

From Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Section 2 (of 2) of Supplemental Volume: Theodore Roosevelt, Supplement by Roosevelt, Theodore

The rather loosely defined domain of the "sketch" has thriven this year, since it elicits fluent expression from those less prolific in other branches of literature.

From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips)