amassed
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And the biggest, by far, was Ben Hill Griffin Jr. Even Peter Pulitzer, grandson of publishing tycoon Joseph Pulitzer, amassed a citrus empire.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
She previously burst into tears after the petition amassed more than 100,000 signatures.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
But a generation that weathered the housing crash and the rise of student loans still amassed significant wealth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
SpaceX has launched more than 11,000 satellites into low-Earth-orbit, and the company’s space-based broadband business, Starlink, has amassed more than 10 million customers.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
They resemble the arrivistes of the Gilded Age, which began in the 1880s when industrial capitalists amassed staggering fortunes, except that there are so many of them and they seem to be relatively anonymous.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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