fortune
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Steyer, 68, made his fortune founding a hedge fund that included investments in fossil fuels, private prisons and other businesses that are controversial among Democrats.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
She said: "They mean ministers have failed to help more people move around by public transport and failed to fix homes so that they aren't leaking energy and costing a fortune in bills."
From BBC • Jun. 9, 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
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
"Deirdre probably ordered the pizza herself to make it look like her fortune came true."
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
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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