Example Sentences

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But drones have thrived in Ukraine because Russia was unable to achieve control of the skies, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Xu credited the "world-class business environment" that local officials have built and the region's "complete industrial ecosystem" as a reason that companies like his have thrived.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

"So when we think about the possibility of these rocks on Mars representing a rainfall-driven environment, that is a really incredible, habitable place where life could have thrived if it were ever on Mars."

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

Semiconductor names have thrived, while software stocks have struggled.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

Conversely, domestic turkeys of Mexico and domestic sunflowers of the eastern United States might have thrived in the Andes, but their southward spread was stopped by the intervening tropical climates.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond