Forbes
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B(ertie) C(harles), 1880–1954, U.S. financial journalist, publisher, and financier.
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Esther, 1894?–1967, U.S. novelist.
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George William, 1869–1947, New Zealand statesman: prime minister 1930–35.
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Hui was once Asia's richest person with a fortune estimated at $42.5bn in 2017, according to a list of the continent's wealthiest people compiled by Forbes.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Steyer, who has a net worth of $2.4 billion according to Forbes, has painted himself as a reformed billionaire who walked away from Farallon because of angst about how he earned his fortune.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Forbes reported in December that United was basically trying to “dehub” American from Chicago.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
In 2025, Forbes ranked Grede as the 88th richest self-made woman in America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Two of them were at the water fountain outside the gym door: Webb and Jane Forbes.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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