fortunes

plural of fortune
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as in futures
what is going to happen to someone in the time ahead the telephone psychic proceeded to tell me my fortune—at great length

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Recent Examples of fortunes Whether Arnault can leverage his track record across multiple international brands to help reverse Nike's fortunes while cementing his position within the Arnault family's succession landscape remains a story that will unfold soon. — CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026 Minor league playoff games usually tank, since the kids are back in school and there are no promotions, but that, too, was different in Hartford, even when fortunes on the field don’t match the commercial success. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 The story follows sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, played by Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles, who navigate courtship and sisterhood following the death of their father and a sudden change in their fortunes. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 The most interesting story of the week, in our view, is a deep dive by Stephen Clark, linked below, into the dwindling fortunes of United Launch Alliance. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026 But not all of these fortunes can be chalked up to just good old-fashioned hard work, ingenuity, and entrepreneurial hustle in delivering better products and services to consumers. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026 Each loss has had the same tactical threads running through them, and for Villa, however much Emery resolves to change fortunes, the defeats continue. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The new play follows the fortunes of a wealthy but troubled clan through a turbulent period in Nigeria’s recent history. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 Trump has discussed the possibility before but has never tied it to his party’s electoral fortunes. — Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortunes
Noun
  • But Wall Street analysts now see a rate hike by December as a near certainty, according to futures prices.
    — DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Stock futures are rallying this morning after a third straight down day on Wall Street.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • People looking out for themselves have compromised the fates of those who have less control over their destinies.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Mirren wants to store her fest statue, which keeps mysteriously appearing next to an Oscar statuette, in its box in a different take on Karlovy Vary winners’ and trophies’ destinies.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • Drug Enforcement Administration agents and Los Angeles-area authorities have questioned several people about the circumstances surrounding the California resident’s death, a source familiar with the case said last week.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Under normal circumstances, the system would have switched to a backup line.
    — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • At the same time, that also prevents us from becoming too invested in the fates of people who seem to be dying for our viewing pleasure — and sometimes one another’s.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In contrast, very little is known about how the hindbrain and spinal cord adopt different fates; the new paper cites only one reference on the topic.
    — JOHN TIMMER, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Fortunes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortunes. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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