An anthropology of the state developed, and it is a most thriving field today.

It was for a long time one of the most thriving trading posts for miles around.

These ships went on trips to Florida, and the resulting profits made Mystic the most thriving part of the town.

In the end, entropy claims even the most thriving species.

No one single art form is favored in the group's mission statement, but its most thriving product is modern dance.

Kawit was the most thriving settlement prior to the coming of the Spaniards.

One of the country's most thriving industries a decade ago, the air-pollution-control business has declined steadily in the 90's.

Residents suggest a car-theft ring may be the most thriving local enterprise.

Most of the textile industries closed in the 1960s: today the services sector is the most thriving one.

A democratic Cuba has become the world's most thriving economy and the international banking capital.