make a fortune
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"Businesses are going to make a fortune, and that's why you cannot continue to have a payroll tax system that taxes jobs and then subsidizes automation," the governor said in a statement.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
They have nice lives, they make a fortune, their companies are huge, they already own their yachts and whatever it is they want.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
They were correctly betting that the winners would make a fortune.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025
"A couple of times he'd said to me, 'You should do it, you'd make a fortune, but you don't have to if you don't want to do it. I make enough money,'" Sophie says.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2023
This was a signal to bombard Lippmann with accusatory questions: If it’s such a great idea, why don’t you quit Deutsche Bank and start a hedge fund and make a fortune for yourself?
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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