They spent a 'small fortune' [=a surprisingly or unexpectedly large amount of money] on redecorating their house.
She said that she could tell my 'fortune'. [=could tell what would happen to me in the future]
They had the good 'fortune' to escape injury when their car crashed.
(..) ln his time, Howard Beale had been a mandarin of television... the grand old man of news... with a HUT rating of and a audience share. ln , however, his fortunes began to decline. He fell to a share. The following year, his wife died, and he was left a childless widower... with an rating (..)1976 Network