Forbes

American

[fawrbz] / fɔrbz /

noun

B(ertie) C(harles), 1880–1954, U.S. financial journalist, publisher, and financier.
Esther, 1894?–1967, U.S. novelist.
George William, 1869–1947, New Zealand statesman: prime minister 1930–35.

Forbes British

/ fɔːbz /

noun

George William . 1869–1947, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1930–35)

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Forbes rates the Dallas Cowboys as the league’s most valuable franchise, worth $13 billion, with revenue of $1.2 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The Dodgers generated an estimated $850 million in revenue last season, according to Forbes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Forbes reported in November that it cost OpenAI about $5 billion a year to run Sora.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

“I am more cautious than ever because the risk of stagflation, geopolitical tensions and AI makes it hard for me to decide what a long-term thesis would look like,” said retail investor Duncan Forbes.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

They were talking about Webb and Forbes and how the cheerleading coach fired them on the spot for leaving at halftime.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

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