prosperous family

collocation in English

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prosperous
adjective
uk
/ˈprɒs.pər.əs/us
/ˈprɑː.spɚ.əs/
successful, usually by earning a lot ...
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family
noun
uk
/ˈfæm.əl.i/us
/ˈfæm.əl.i/
a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and ...
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(Definition ofprosperousandfamilyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The upper section of the temple is hung with pots and pans, offerings from young married couples hoping for a happy andprosperousfamilylife.
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A reversal in fortune occurred to thisprosperousfamilyin 1883.
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Suddenly theprosperousfamilyplunged into a financial crisis.
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It signifies a large andprosperousfamily.
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And grew up in aprosperousfamily.
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Trapnell came from aprosperousfamilywith a long military tradition.
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Children from prosperous families are also in care.
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These funds are invested by the societies in providing homes for the more prosperous families in the richer areas.
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Even prosperous families can find that they need income support to see them through a financial crisis.
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Prosperous families can pay for dragon dancers to perform at their house.
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The city restored the house, and made a museum to exhibit the lifestyle of the prosperous families of the area.
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Furthermore, there were no powers in place to stop prosperous families moving to open spaces or from industry growing in the centres.
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Her father opposed this as he wanted to arrange a marriage for her with the son of one of the other prosperous families in the region.
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