Example Sentences

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Four points separate five teams - who will prosper in race for Europe?

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

Those who rise to the occasion will prosper, and those who ignore it will perish.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

"A nation will prosper only when its young people thrive," Xi said, without elaborating on potential policies.

From Reuters • Jan. 18, 2023

When Xi Jinping, China’s leader, addressed the Communist Party congress in 2017, he declared that “a nation will prosper only when its young people thrive.”

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2022

“A childish display of temper! Students should be glad to work for their city. Ember will prosper if all . . . citizens ... do ... their ... best.”

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau