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rich

[rich] / rɪtʃ /






NOUN
wealthy people or institutions
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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“And he replied with the immortal words, ‘Marry a rich man.’

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

The result is pure, rich excess — a fashion documentary unlike any other, that manages to capture the transient joy and whimsy of an era where fashion was allowed to be, dare I say, fun.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

But rich private business owners are now so plentiful that we’re living in America’s first Age of Millionaires.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Our research found that a child from a rich family has six times the chance of starting a successful business as a poor one.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

More to the point, rich people were typically not invited to buy and sell esoteric securities, such as credit default swaps, not traded on open exchanges.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

His latest company, Olive, is focused on voice as a richer medium of interaction with AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

According to the findings, bulk NbSe2 may contain three interacting superconducting orders, suggesting that superconductivity in these materials is richer than previously recognized.

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

As the rich get richer we, the fans, are going to pay the price.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The series shows otherwise and, she argues, is the richer for being filmed in the Zulu language: "English doesn't carry the same cultural richness that our languages do."

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

It’s a far richer substance than the philosopher's nothing.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

When Stan Kroenke takes over the Angels, he would be the richest owner in baseball, with a net worth estimated by Forbes at $24 billion.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

The mechanism, introduced by the world's richest countries in 2020, is meant to help struggling nations cancel some of their debts under strict conditions.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

The discoveries are also reinforcing the importance of the Lake Turkana region as one of the world's richest areas for studying human evolution.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

More recently, there are signs Mamdani has warmed to some of his richest constituents.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

When we got back to the barracks, we were fed the thickest, richest soup I had eaten in six years, and big pieces of fresh bread, hot from the oven!

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz




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