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throve

American  
[throhv] / θroʊv /

verb

  1. a simple past tense of thrive.

throve British  
/ θrəʊv /

verb

  1. a past tense of thrive

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Throve by the disorder and injustice of the European governments, ib.

From An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Garnier, Germain

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