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The Wall Street pro, who knows a thing or two about leverage, didn’t mince words in a warning for rookie stock and options traders, and the prospect that they’ll make it big.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

That was in 2021, just as Jellycat was about to make it big in China and around the world.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

“I’m stupid because I think I’m going to make it big and stubborn because I’m never going to give up,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025

The self-proclaimed, "Swamp Princess," has had an internet presence for years, posting to YouTube manifesting that she would make it big — and she did.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2025

“No, the rest of it is that if you go on to make it big in basketball he’s going to tell the world how he helped you make it big,” Goldy said.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers




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