fortune
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Heirs to the fortune of the Walton family, which founded Walmart, have also sharply reduced their collective pro-charter political contributions compared with their peak giving.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
As the legend goes, tourists in Milan who grind their heels on the bull's testicles and spin in place three times are guaranteed good fortune and are destined to return.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
You may need a Nobel Prize-winning mathematician and a fortune teller to ensure that they each end up with an equal amount.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Under that assumption, Mr. Bezos’ $275 billion fortune implies that Amazon created about $13.8 trillion in total value for society.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
By good fortune, instead of being carried past the island and down the river, he was able to catch hold of a low-hanging streamer of weeping willow and pull himself ashore.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
Vocabulary lists containing fortune
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act III
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