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
Since the Netflix debut of the documentary “The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel,” Forbes reports that “Can’t Stop” has been climbing the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
A cyber security expert told Forbes last year that Max is “insecure by design to serve its purpose: people surveillance.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Personal assistant Charles Forbes helps Mary up the steps of the carriage as Lincoln says a few final words to Ashmun and Colfax, who have followed him outside.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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