Example Sentences

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Countries that industrialized, prospered; those that failed to industrialize, floundered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Put another way, the market has prospered despite the uncertainty.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

On their own, these small companies cannot feed millions of people and, so far, they've prospered due to grants or capital from charities and funds that invest in companies aimed at protecting nature.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

These ancient implements -- essentially the first multi-purpose "Swiss Army knives" made by hominins -- show that our ancestors not only adapted to extreme change but prospered during one of Earth's most unstable eras.

From Science Daily • Nov. 4, 2025

But like the Southern Baptists and other conservative denominations, the Assemblies gradually dropped their separatist strictures as their membership prospered and spread.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times