wealthier; wealthiest
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He is a wealthy entrepreneur.
the wealthiest nations in the world
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He’s haunted by killing wealthy villain B.J. Vines (John Diehl) in Season 2, and the Ye’iitsoh has been plaguing him.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
One of its largest individual donors this election cycle is Chris Larsen, a wealthy tech investor who founded a large cryptocurrency company.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
Bondi’s decision to seek Mangione’s execution for killing one wealthy, white, powerful man outside a New York hotel nearly coincided with a Texas prosecutor’s decision to accept life in prison for the racist who killed 23 people, most of them Hispanics, at an El Paso Walmart six years ago.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Sunday's election is a rematch of Ecuador's 2023 election when Noboa, a first-time politician and the son of Ecuador's wealthiest man—Álvaro Noboa, a banana exporter—defeated González, a protégée of former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
One of its largest individual donors this election cycle is Chris Larsen, a wealthy tech investor who founded a large cryptocurrency company.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
Bondi’s decision to seek Mangione’s execution for killing one wealthy, white, powerful man outside a New York hotel nearly coincided with a Texas prosecutor’s decision to accept life in prison for the racist who killed 23 people, most of them Hispanics, at an El Paso Walmart six years ago.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Sunday's election is a rematch of Ecuador's 2023 election when Noboa, a first-time politician and the son of Ecuador's wealthiest man—Álvaro Noboa, a banana exporter—defeated González, a protégée of former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Wealthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wealthy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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