Some of the country's largest firms, such as WPP's JWT, were forced to close once-thriving outposts in markets such as Chicago.
美国一些最大的公司，比如WPP旗下的JWT，被迫关闭了在芝加哥等市场曾一度生意兴隆的分支机构。
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The housing market's long decline has left once-thriving real-estate professionals scrambling for supplemental income or changing professions.
房地产市场的长期下滑让一度繁盛的房地产专业大军纷纷寻找外快或改行。
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Some claim descent from Indian and Bengali immigrants, who arrived in the once-thriving port when Burma was still a place where fortunes could be made.