rich
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The result is pure, rich excess — a fashion documentary unlike any other, that manages to capture the transient joy and whimsy of an era where fashion was allowed to be, dare I say, fun.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Our research found that a child from a rich family has six times the chance of starting a successful business as a poor one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Since eating the rich is in fashion, heist stories are the heroic fables of our time.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Though Sharpeville may be a place name rich in historical resonance, it scarcely looks like a site that symbolises the struggle: the township is slowly crumbling.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Philippines is rich with magical legends and folktales, but it’s rich with resources too—sugar, timber, gold, tobacco, and hemp, which can be used for paper, rope, and textiles.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
According to the findings, bulk NbSe2 may contain three interacting superconducting orders, suggesting that superconductivity in these materials is richer than previously recognized.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
As the rich get richer we, the fans, are going to pay the price.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The series shows otherwise and, she argues, is the richer for being filmed in the Zulu language: "English doesn't carry the same cultural richness that our languages do."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Their richer experiences are the upside of recent cuts to internship programs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Somewhere along the way she'd got the idea that broke people led richer lives than everybody else, that they were nobler or more intelligent.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
A Nigerian oil refinery owned by Africa's richest man is preparing an initial public offering expecting to raise $1.6 billion, the company said Friday, in what could be one of the country's biggest-ever stock launches.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
They now have baseball’s richest owner, with a net worth valued by Forbes at $24 billion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
One of Malta's richest men, Fenech is a well-known figure and was the owner of a company Caruana Galizia had written about months before her death.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The discoveries are also reinforcing the importance of the Lake Turkana region as one of the world's richest areas for studying human evolution.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
The six-figure purse that was being discussed would be the richest prize ever for a head-to-head confrontation in any sport other than boxing.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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