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
It goes the other way, too: U.S. companies make a fortune selling software, financial products and oil across the Atlantic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
They were correctly betting that the winners would make a fortune.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025
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
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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