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as in future
what is going to happen to someone in the time ahead the telephone psychic proceeded to tell me my fortune—at great length

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Recent Examples of fortune Home Depot The billionaire, a major donor to Republican politicians, accumulated his fortune by starting The Home Depot with Arthur Blank in 1978, with the two building the hardware store into a giant retail chain that now operates 2,300 stores and employs more than 500,000. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024 King Charles and his son Prince William are increasing their huge fortunes with rents from British institutions including schools, fire stations and even hospitals, UK media has reported. Caroline Frost, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2024 And Walz is miles behind Nelson Rockefeller, who in the 1970s was veep under President Gerald Ford and who is regarded as perhaps the richest vice president in U.S. history by virtue of his family fortune. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024 The 49ers have openly talked about paying Purdy, not just to make up for his bargain rate as the 2022 NFL Draft’s last pick, but for his current and future fortunes in the win column. Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fortune 
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Noun
  • Thao’s professional future, meanwhile, seems uncertain amid a sprawling FBI investigation into Oakland that in June led federal agents to raid her home and several other addresses.
    Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. does not anticipate cash dividend payments to common stockholders in the near future.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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  • Even the first-gen Spinn coffee maker is nearly $50 more than the Aiden + Ode bundle.
    Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The Netflix deal and various bundle options, for example, are always available.
    Simon Lucas, WIRED coupons, 1 Nov. 2024
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  • Dating back to classical antiquity, the idea that a soothsayer can tell something about a person’s health, disposition, or destiny from the lines on their palm has long fascinated seers and scientists alike.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Some of these connections may feel like more than a chance encounter, particularly around November 16, when Venus squares the lunar nodes and advances the plot through a subtle date with destiny.
    Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
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  • Rizzi, unlike in the morning, also had some luck on his side, as Atlanta missed three field goals.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Madelyn Cline has had better luck with a role in the excellent Knives Out: Glass Onion.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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  • Noninterest income increased by $150 thousand, primarily due to higher wealth management fees and fees for other customer services.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The Saudi government and the kingdom’s sovereign wealth vehicle, the Public Investment Fund, are the main beneficiaries of the dividend, holding stakes of roughly 81.5% and 16% in the company.
    Ruxandra Iordache,Natasha Turak, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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  • Both candidates believe their fates lie with seven battleground states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Trade Deals Trade programs like the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Haiti HOPE/HELP, which allow duty-free access to the U.S. market, are set to expire next September, and their fate will rest with the new Congress.
    Evan Clark, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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  • Deep water surrounded much of the area, so someone had placed sheets of wood on top of a chain link fence and balanced both on blocks of plastic foam, creating a makeshift barge that could pull piles of debris from shore to shore. Skid loaders crisscrossed the nearby sand.
    Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The zoo shared a video of the baby calf sniffing for food in a pile of glass across its social media accounts to celebrate her birth.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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  • The company identified a material weakness in its internal controls over financial reporting related to the valuation methodology for intangible assets.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • As of September 30, 2024, Hallmark Venture Group had total assets of $103,332 and total liabilities of $833,304.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024

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“Fortune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortune. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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