fortune
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The energetic song with a pronounced Greek accent recounts a son's thirst for glory and fortune so that he can give his mother everything they lacked during his childhood.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Kafka’s posthumous fortune owes principally to the evangelism of his friend, Max Brod, who refused the author’s dying request to destroy his papers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Certain allegedly cancelled comedians have only risen to greater fame and fortune.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
From there, Saints took control as Boro's players became increasingly leggy, although it still took a moment of fortune to defeat them.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Now painfully awake, the broker drank a strong black coffee and rued his change of fortune.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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