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 Intel’s relationship with DC had stagnated under predecessor Pat Gelsinger, but the company has since managed to turn its fortunes around enough to keep the lines of communication going. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Such is life in the closing stretch of the regular season, where one bad finish or one good finish can change fortunes. ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 These are wildly different things, and confusing them is how people lose fortunes. Benjamin Maltby, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The notion of luck is seemingly an ill fit for his new home state, where fortunes were made by guessing where to drill a hole into the ground in search of oil. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 9 Aug. 2026 Up until that moment, the abuse (and fear of abuse) experienced by Owusu and Adobae threatens to become relentless, but Ziggy’s protection marks a shift, not so much in their fortunes but their ability to survive without constant fear of violence. Jay Weissberg, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortunes
Noun
  • The combination of elevated inflation and a resilient labor market has raised the chances of an interest rate hike, futures markets show.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Stock market futures, meanwhile, posted solid gains amid the expectations for a more dovish Fed.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • And yet while some clubs of a similar size were happy to keep selling players to re-invest, Tottenham generally only did so with first-team players in very specific circumstances.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Making this call can sometimes be a tough decision and of course everybody is different and has different circumstances.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Data centers are now a hot-button political issue that could determine some politicians' fates.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Given the fates of the others, that has to count for something.
    Brian Grubb, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Fortunes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortunes. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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