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rich

[rich] / rɪtʃ /






NOUN
wealthy people or institutions
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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It is believed to be home to more than 100 plant species and rich invertebrate fauna, and is recognised as one of the most important chalk river habitats in England.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Read: You don’t have to be rich to be financially independent.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

“It became a VIP program for rich and powerful people, where security wasn’t prioritized,” Chan said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Did Slate politics by chance publish a really excellent feature today on Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, one so compelling and rich that I could find solace just by reading it?

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

By that she meant reddish, although a person who was accustomed to talking about hair would be more likely to describe it as a rich auburn.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Reducing emissions was seen as morally right because richer nations produced most of the gases that have warmed the planet.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

It is, of course, good news when people get richer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

“Super Micro likely was able to take advantage of scarcity to more favorably price products and/or shift customers to a richer mix of servers,” the analysts say in a research note.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

For national tournaments, the corollary is how poorer countries always have to match up against richer ones for regional faceoffs and qualifiers that culminate in the quadrennial dream that is the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

And where the mushrooms grew, the soil was darker, richer, healthier.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

"It's bohemian but it's also populated by some of the richest people in the world. It's a strange dichotomy."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

One of the richest sources of online information is re-evaluating its relationship with Google.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

He founded and owns mining company African Rainbow Minerals and is Africa's eighth richest person, with a personal wealth estimated at $3.5 billion, according to Forbes magazine.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

One finds Emma, played by Brenda Blethyn, in the 1970s when she’s one of the richest women in the world, sitting atop a New York retail empire.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

As, surely, the richest kid in the Three Counties, I bought one for me, Dean, and Maxine.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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