fortune
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He didn't become the world's richest man – with a personal fortune of over $700bn, and soon to be over $1trn – without proving his doubters wrong.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
There I had the good fortune to see David, Michelangelo’s sculptural masterpiece in marble.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Forbes magazine this year estimated that Rahmi Koc has a fortune of $2.4 billion.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
Those contradictions certainly haven't stopped Musk from amassing a fortune.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
After putting my traps, lunch, and apples in a gunny sack, I called Rowdy and lit out for the bottoms to make my fortune.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Vocabulary lists containing fortune
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act III
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