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as in bundle
a very large amount of money
the billionaire's huge mansion must have cost a fortune
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as in destiny
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand
it was his fortune that he should wander in the wilderness before becoming king
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as in luck
success that is partly the result of chance
in a streak of good fortune, she won the lottery twice that year
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as in wealth
the total of one's money and property
the family fortune is mostly in rare paintings and real estate
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Recent Examples of fortune
Home Depot The billionaire, a major donor to Republican politicians, accumulated his fortune by starting The Home Depot with Arthur Blank in 1978, with the two building the hardware store into a giant retail chain that now operates 2,300 stores and employs more than 500,000.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
King Charles and his son Prince William are increasing their huge fortunes with rents from British institutions including schools, fire stations and even hospitals, UK media has reported.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2024
And Walz is miles behind Nelson Rockefeller, who in the 1970s was veep under President Gerald Ford and who is regarded as perhaps the richest vice president in U.S. history by virtue of his family fortune.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
The 49ers have openly talked about paying Purdy, not just to make up for his bargain rate as the 2022 NFL Draft’s last pick, but for his current and future fortunes in the win column.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
King Charles and his son Prince William are increasing their huge fortunes with rents from British institutions including schools, fire stations and even hospitals, UK media has reported.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2024
And Walz is miles behind Nelson Rockefeller, who in the 1970s was veep under President Gerald Ford and who is regarded as perhaps the richest vice president in U.S. history by virtue of his family fortune.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
The 49ers have openly talked about paying Purdy, not just to make up for his bargain rate as the 2022 NFL Draft’s last pick, but for his current and future fortunes in the win column.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortune
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Thao’s professional future, meanwhile, seems uncertain amid a sprawling FBI investigation into Oakland that in June led federal agents to raid her home and several other addresses.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Shifting the narrative from helplessness to collective empowerment and action can help people confront climate change without triggering the existential anxieties that lead to denial – offering a vision for a future that is both secure and personally meaningful.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Even the first-gen Spinn coffee maker is nearly $50 more than the Aiden + Ode bundle.Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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The Netflix deal and various bundle options, for example, are always available.Simon Lucas, WIRED coupons, 1 Nov. 2024
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Outside looking in The dubious distinction of being the first team outside the top 12 looking in belongs to No. 13 SMU, who are tied with Miami atop the ACC standings and still control their own destiny of playing their way into the bracket.David Close, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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But Mann also knew that, to withstand our attraction to death, a decent society has to be built on a foundation deeper than politics: the belief that, somewhere between matter and divinity, we human beings, made of water, protein, and love, share a common destiny.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Rizzi, unlike in the morning, also had some luck on his side, as Atlanta missed three field goals.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Madelyn Cline has had better luck with a role in the excellent Knives Out: Glass Onion.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noninterest income increased by $150 thousand, primarily due to higher wealth management fees and fees for other customer services.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Marcus and his wife, Billi, were signatories of The Giving Pledge, committing to give away the majority of their wealth.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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More about the measures:Tempe wants to take on $582M debt to fix roads, update parks, add affordable housing Carefree voters deciding fate of general plan Carefree has only one town-specific item on the ballot, called Proposition 493.Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Trade Deals Trade programs like the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Haiti HOPE/HELP, which allow duty-free access to the U.S. market, are set to expire next September, and their fate will rest with the new Congress.Evan Clark, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Deep water surrounded much of the area, so someone had placed sheets of wood on top of a chain link fence and balanced both on blocks of plastic foam, creating a makeshift barge that could pull piles of debris from shore to shore. Skid loaders crisscrossed the nearby sand.Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The zoo shared a video of the baby calf sniffing for food in a pile of glass across its social media accounts to celebrate her birth.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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As of September 30, 2024, Hallmark Venture Group had total assets of $103,332 and total liabilities of $833,304.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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The company identified a material weakness in its internal controls over financial reporting related to the valuation methodology for intangible assets.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Fortune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortune. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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