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Carnegie argued in his 1889 essay "The Gospel of Wealth" that "the man who dies thus rich dies disgraced," and by his death had given away the bulk of his fortune, about $350 million.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Elizabeth Holmes was once celebrated as the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire, with an estimated fortune of $4.5 billion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

And, as chairman of the Illinois and Wabash Co., he commanded a million acres and an enormous fortune.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Zuckerberg - who has a $226bn fortune according to Forbes' billionaires tracker - had told Meta's board that it was his intention to remain with the firm for "the foreseeable future".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

This was a signal to bombard Lippmann with accusatory questions: If it’s such a great idea, why don’t you quit Deutsche Bank and start a hedge fund and make a fortune for yourself?

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Nan Ransohoff of payments firm Stripe has described the moment as a "third wave" of American philanthropy, after the industrial fortunes of the late 19th century and the internet billionaires of recent decades.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

The violence has particularly dampened the fortunes of Riyadh Air—which started commercial flights this summer, aiming to be a key part of the kingdom’s long-term economic ambitions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

And they will be without several key players counted on to reverse their fortunes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Perhaps it was Nixon’s stunning and decisive primary win in August that made a progressive Black woman the face of the Democratic Party’s political fortunes in Florida.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

“They are backed by ancient fortunes, held in trust. Bribes get paid. Locations are changed when necessary.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

In May 2015, already a very successful MLM seller, Igor Alberts was invited to a OneCoin event in Dubai, where he met lots of people, all apparently making fortuned with this new currency.

From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2019

Alfred Milner was born 71 years ago, the son of a modestly fortuned country physician.

From Time Magazine Archive

This Getulian I say, fortuned to encounter a lion, and when he was violently assailed by him, made no more adoe but threw his mandilion or cassocke full upon his eies.

From Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History by William MacGillivray

Montrose had almost famished, but that he fortuned in his misery to light upon a small cottage in that wilderness, where he was supplied with some milk and bread.’

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 by Various

Montrose had almost famished, but that he fortuned in his misery to light upon a small cottage in that wilderness, where he was supplied with some milk and bread.'

From Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems by W. E. (William Edmondstoune) Aytoun