fortune
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These are arguments that the prime minister - who made his political fortune in the Labour Party as Jeremy Corbyn's shadow Brexit secretary - had mostly shied away from making as leader until fairly recently.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
If fortune favours the brave, will Slot have the courage to start Ngumoha in an attempt to retrieve that deficit when the Champions League holders come to Anfield for Tuesday's second leg?
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
In 2021, A-Street closed its debut fund with $325 million, including co-investments, supported by the Walton family, heirs to the Walmart fortune.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Customers were shocked to find that tickets for LA28, which officials billed as “affordable” for locals, could cost a small fortune.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
“Nonsense. Her old furs and a few jewels are all the fortune she has left.”
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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