fortune
Example Sentences
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Its ability to deliver the most essential ingredient for AI development—computing firepower—drew comparisons with the makers of “picks and shovels” in the gold rush who made a fortune catering to miners.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
"Businesses are going to make a fortune, and that's why you cannot continue to have a payroll tax system that taxes jobs and then subsidizes automation," the governor said in a statement.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
You raise an important point about inequality, and it’s something that no one should forget, nor should people take their good fortune for granted.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
"It's one of these situations where everything had to fall into place and there was a bit of good fortune involved," Mesaglio said.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
The fulcrum of fortune has a way of seesawing from one condition to its opposite with no warning, like a sudden squall on an otherwise balmy day.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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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