as in success
the state of being successful usually by making a lot of money
This was a period of prosperity for our nation. economic prosperity
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The pragmatist tradition does, in fact, have a lot to say about the relationships between loyalty, prosperity, and bloodshed.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Ana Swanson, who covers trade and international economics for The Times, explains why Mr. Navarro thinks tariffs will usher in a new age of American prosperity.
—Rachel Abrams, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
America’s alliances and our military presence around the world serve as guard rails preventing humanity’s worst impulses from manifesting as conflicts that would risk the lives and prosperity of Americans.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
The should be preparing a plan that shoves bureaucracy aside and pretty much guarantees Ukraine a prosperity that Russia will not experience for decades at best.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Ana Swanson, who covers trade and international economics for The Times, explains why Mr. Navarro thinks tariffs will usher in a new age of American prosperity.
—Rachel Abrams, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
America’s alliances and our military presence around the world serve as guard rails preventing humanity’s worst impulses from manifesting as conflicts that would risk the lives and prosperity of Americans.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
The should be preparing a plan that shoves bureaucracy aside and pretty much guarantees Ukraine a prosperity that Russia will not experience for decades at best.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Prosperity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosperity. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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