fortune
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Tickets to watch the U.S. dominate Paraguay 4-1 on Friday night at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium cost a fortune.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026
She claimed to come from oil money; her mother was a “monster” who was intent on cutting her out of the family fortune; she had a job, but never actually worked at it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
A successful debut could make him history's first trillionaire, dwarfing other billionaires in the sheer size of his fortune.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
This season has represented a stunning reversal of fortune for the Knicks who haven't been in the finals since 1999, when they lost to the Spurs.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
They had discovered a fiendish plot involving marrying Violet and stealing the Baudelaire fortune.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
Vocabulary lists containing fortune
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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