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[fawr-chuhn] / ˈfɔr tʃən /




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Over the past year and a half, Trump Jr. has amassed a fortune from stakes in companies ranging from crypto startups to a drone business to a firearms retailer.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

“I said, ‘Look guys, you’re spending a small fortune on late night,’” recalled Allen, who estimated that the programming was costing the network more than $200 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

He made a fortune speculating in stocks in the Roaring Twenties and then enlarged it during the Depression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Forbes magazine this year estimated that Rahmi Koc has a fortune of $2.4 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

I called Whitney again to ask her, as I was asking others, if she knew anyone who had anticipated the subprime mortgage cataclysm, thus setting himself up in advance to make a fortune from it.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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