Forbes
Americannoun
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B(ertie) C(harles), 1880–1954, U.S. financial journalist, publisher, and financier.
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Esther, 1894?–1967, U.S. novelist.
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George William, 1869–1947, New Zealand statesman: prime minister 1930–35.
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Example Sentences
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Liverpool was valued at $6.2 billion in May, according to a Forbes estimate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Spain’s Real Madrid is estimated to be the world’s most valuable professional soccer team at $9.5 billion, according to Forbes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Marin County jail records show that Forbes, 53, was arrested at 6:50 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Returning to Marin is a homecoming — Forbes lived in San Rafael as a child.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
I think I had expected another Ian Forbes, but he was just a freckle-faced kid who had turned beet-red.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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