riches
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In “The Permanent Problem,” Brink Lindsey contends that capitalism has “delivered” in providing mass abundance, but now that “the task is to convert material plenty into widespread spiritual riches, it is floundering.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
It has also co-opted the economy, so that Sudan’s many riches bankroll the belligerents even as most Sudanese are impoverished.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Prospectors learned more than a century ago that there were riches buried under Texas, in the form of abundant oil and gas supplies.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
That he hails from such a region has fuelled the rags to riches aspect of his story.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
As the witch kept talking of the glory and the riches and the great power over men that a sorcerer could gain, he set himself to learn more useful lore.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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