pro-growth

[ proh-grohth ]

/ ˈproʊˈgroʊθ /

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adjective

favoring or advocating the commercial development or exploitation of land and other natural resources, especially with minimal government restriction and regulation.

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OTHER WORDS FROM pro-growth

pro-growther, noun

Words nearby pro-growth

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How to use pro-growth in a sentence

That Stone would slander the democratic, pro-Western, EuroMaidan revolution as a CIA coup is no surprise.
Oliver Stone’s Latest Dictator Suckup|James Kirchick|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But failing that, he advised pro-immigration reform Republican candidates such as former Gov. Jeb Bush to just skip the state.
Can This Republican Bring the GOP Back to Its Senses on Immigration?|Tim Mak|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is very popular in Southeast Asia and has had massive growth.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370|Lennox Samuels|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Texas has also started to become an engine of economic growth.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

How did you make the transition from pro surfer to modeling?
Anastasia Ashley, Surfer-Cum-Model, Rides The Viral Internet Wave|James Joiner|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Water itself is of course essential to the growth of every plant, but the benefits of Irrigation reach far beyond this.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Potatoes also are extensively planted, and I never saw a more vigorous growth.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
It would be a modest guess that Accadian culture implied a growth of at least ten thousand years.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
In addition, the currency notes of the Government served in the place pro tanto of the Bank of England notes.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
“Lecompton” constitution of Kansas was a pro-slavery document which Buchanan favoured.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)