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rich

[rich] / rɪtʃ /






NOUN
wealthy people or institutions
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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At a final construction update held near the crossing Thursday, Robert Rock, lead landscape architect and principal designer for the crossing, explained that the soil in the area is rich in clay and silt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

As if it were not rich enough, in addition to being a sociopolitical document, a philosophical inquiry, and a legal thriller, “Fjord” is also, subtly, a story of devotion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

It is rich with wildlife including puffins and seals and its rugged landscape makes for breathtaking views.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Halzen, who grew up in Belgium, paid rich tribute to the roughly 450 people across more than a dozen countries who have helped turn an idea he conceived in the late 1980s into reality.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Solitary was teaching me that it was not possible to be rich alone.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Conceived as a relentless bully of Arnold, Helga was one of the richer, more complex characters to come out of a kids’ cartoon in its or any era.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

It made a lot of other clubs richer.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Their findings suggest that the leaves, which can be treated as low value plant material or waste, may contain a much richer collection of potentially useful compounds than previously recognized.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

French butter, with a higher fat content than most of its American counterparts, tends to have a creamier texture and a richer, more complex flavor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Another rich man? Yes, and he left you for a richer woman.”

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

For the richest 20%, that same number is below 5%.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Africa's top oil producer hosts the continent's largest refinery, owned by Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The fossils come from Drimolen Main Quarry in South Africa's 'Cradle of Humankind,' one of the world's richest sites for remains of ancient human relatives.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

From coast to coast, the country’s richest programs are wrestling with a strange problem in college football’s NIL era.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

I was the happiest boy in those Ozark hills; and I figured I was pretty close to being the richest boy, too.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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