: characterized by success or prosperity
a thriving business
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our new landscaping business is thriving
the once thriving downtown has fallen into steep decline since the new mall was built
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But the economic implications of a thriving hackathon culture extend beyond individual participants.
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Mostofa Shakib, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
And adopting a new, more sustainable strategy for Kyiv is the best way to do so—and to therefore ensure Ukraine continues to exist as a thriving, sovereign, independent nation.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
Pascal does have a seemingly thriving business, though, so the Skimpoleness only goes so far.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
Watch on Deadline The hope is to regain a thriving theatrical marketplace, which the Fithian Group says has been in decline for the past 20 years, well before the massive hit from Covid, streaming, and Hollywood strikes.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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Mostofa Shakib, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
And adopting a new, more sustainable strategy for Kyiv is the best way to do so—and to therefore ensure Ukraine continues to exist as a thriving, sovereign, independent nation.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
Pascal does have a seemingly thriving business, though, so the Skimpoleness only goes so far.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
Watch on Deadline The hope is to regain a thriving theatrical marketplace, which the Fithian Group says has been in decline for the past 20 years, well before the massive hit from Covid, streaming, and Hollywood strikes.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Thriving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thriving. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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