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 Where the Los Angeles Dodgers were wheeling and dealing for the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, the Pittsburgh Pirates were upgrading on the margins, hoping a change of scenery could lead to better fortunes. Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 At least 86 billionaires built their fortunes primarily on artificial intelligence. Stephen Richards Evans, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Atherton’s resurgence, by contrast, reflects the new fortunes being created by artificial intelligence leaders producing a new generation of ultrawealthy buyers eager to purchase trophy estates in the heart of Silicon Valley. Luisa Yanez august 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026 She’s given away that sum of money in just a matter of a few years, which steers heavily away from how billionaires usually give away their fortunes. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026 Her resuscitation of Fort Worth’s flagging economic fortunes drew national attention. ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026 None of the five trades Breslow made in 2024 did anything to boost the club’s fortunes, though few of the players the Red Sox gave up have gone on to accomplish a lot with their new teams, either. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2026 Trump’s endorsing perspective toward Ukraine arrives at a time when global awareness is sensing the fortunes of war turning in Ukraine’s favor. Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026 On his death bed, de Boeldieu accepts the fortunes of war as Von Ruffenstein grieves. Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
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Noun
  • With advanced knowledge, traders betting on a plunge in the Canadian dollar, a drop in nuclear energy stocks and a jump in oil futures could have raked in big profits.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Villa are in a state of transition, with several players’ futures uncertain, even following the summer departures of Youri Tielemans and Morgan Rogers.
    Luke Bosher, New York Times, 31 July 2026
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  • 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
  • Drawn into a love story with a familiar collaborator as her path intersects with women of different ages and cultural backgrounds, all fighting to take control of their own destinies, Maxine finds herself on a journey of self-discovery that forces her to confront the choices shaping her life.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 June 2026
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  • Still, the circumstances read as cooperative rather than contentious.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Despite Monroe’s death being ruled an overdose, mysterious circumstances surrounding her death have fostered conspiracy theories that foul play was involved.
    Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Given the fates of the others, that has to count for something.
    Brian Grubb, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The fates of both Rescue Squad 3 and Truck 81 were left up in the air as an explosion ripped through the building.
    Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Fortunes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortunes. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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