fortune
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Over the last 15 years, Mayes Middleton has become a prolific GOP donor, spending millions of his oil and gas fortune on conservative candidates and causes.
From Salon • May 23, 2026
Thou art risen to great estate and fortune — release thy shackles.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 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
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
“I did. But only because I know you intended to squander the Widow Ashton’s fortune on your ill-conceived business plans.”
From "The Unseen Guest" 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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