fortune
Example Sentences
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Knowing they’ve lost the chance at a fortune, people will sometimes take irrational risks to make it back.
They were all to be paid between $1,000 and $3,000 a month -- a fortune in Kenya where jobs are scarce and the government encourages emigration to boost remittances.
From Barron's
United have been here before with a former great instantly transforming the club's fortunes just weeks into an interim spell.
From Barron's
Sir Keir turned round his party's fortunes in a single parliamentary term partly because he delegated much to McSweeney, but also because of his own ruthlessness, pragmatism and resilience.
From BBC
His family fortune centres on Sino-Thai Engineering, a construction firm that has secured lucrative government contracts over the decades, including for Bangkok's main airport and the parliament building.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
