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make a fortune

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  1. Also, make a small fortune. Earn a great deal of money, as in He made a fortune on the stock market. Similar expressions are, as in Now that their parents have died, they're worth a small fortune. Make a fortune dates from about 1700, and its use with small from the second half of the 1800s.


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Some people are going to make a fortune in the future using AI to pick stocks.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Kroenke went on to make a fortune in real estate and marry Ann Walton, a Walmart heiress, before diving into sports.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

Hua's wishes for the Year of the Horse were straightforward: "Of course, I hope to make a fortune, have a smooth life and stay healthy."

From Barron's Feb. 13, 2026

What has emerged is the hope that anyone, with the right product and a little bit of luck, can make a fortune in K-beauty.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 15, 2025

When I thought he was finished, I asked him, “Did Upton tell you how he did that rainmaking?You’d make a fortune if you could do it.”

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

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