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assets, capital, fortune, means, opulence, substance, wealth, wherewithal, worth
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In 1960, his great-grandson was elected president of the United States, a rags-to-riches odyssey that to this day helps fuel an international fascination with all things Kennedy. — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, "Courtney Kennedy and Paul Hill’s enduring agony," 3 Aug. 2019 The show, a riches-to-rags tale of a family of four who lose their fortune and are forced to build new lives in a small and decidedly unglamorous town, was always a hit in Canada, and has several Canadian Screen Awards under its belt. — Sarah Todd, Quartz, "The surprise Emmy nods for “Schitt’s Creek” are also a win for Netflix," 18 July 2019 However, the slow internet speeds and broad lack of infrastructure also reflect the country’s alarmingly poor social development in comparison with its riches. — Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, "The gap in internet speeds is widening between low and high income countries," 11 July 2019 The right people were often quite wealthy, and the markers of their riches included having multiple homes, fleets of vehicles and, as his phone book from the time before smartphones details, a remarkable array of phone numbers. — Marc Fisher, Anchorage Daily News, "Epstein built a network of powerful defenders," 10 July 2019 Amoruso has the rags-to-riches story of which aspiring entrepreneurs dream. — Lindzi Scharf, latimes.com, "Sophia Amoruso, L.A.’s millennial ‘Girlboss,’ is busy with her second act," 3 July 2019 In a welcome change, India’s richest man hadn’t inherited his riches. — Soma Das, Quartz India, "Once India’s richest man, this pharma tycoon valued his anonymity over wealth," 21 June 2019 Waller-Bridge has an incredible cast and has added to her riches with cameos by Fiona Shaw and Kristin Scott Thomas—the latter of whom has an absolute showstopping monologue about menopause. — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, "Fleabag’s Season 2 Is as Good as TV Gets," 24 May 2019 In the decade that followed, Lerner would be joined by Russian oligarchs, Emirati sheikhs, American tycoons and Asian Tiger titans, all lured by the global popularity and growing riches of English soccer. — Jonathan Clegg, WSJ, "The American Billionaire Who Got Chewed Up by English Soccer," 30 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'riches.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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