fortune

Example Sentences

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But her family has spent a fortune on private investigators who say they turned up evidence of a homicide, creating a divide within local enforcement over how to handle the case.

From Los Angeles Times

Activist investor Elliott Management has taken a sizeable stake in Lululemon Athletica and has a potential CEO candidate in hopes of turning around the company’s fortunes, according to a new report.

From MarketWatch

The change in fortunes is down to a high pressure system which is going to build close to the north of the UK and a low pressure one forming around France or Spain.

From BBC

Firms that had banner years would lay siege to hotel ballrooms, trumpeting their good fortune with rip-roaring excesses more suited to an Indian wedding.

From The Wall Street Journal

With few job opportunities in the city, residents hope for a prized find to improve their fortunes - but most come up empty-handed.

From BBC