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The phrase "amassed a modest fortune" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's accumulation of wealth, typically in a way that suggests it is not excessively large or extravagant.
Example: "After years of hard work and smart investments, she has amassed a modest fortune that allows her to live comfortably."
Alternatives: "accumulated a small fortune" or "gathered a reasonable amount of wealth."
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Meanwhile, he amassed a modest fortune through investments in banking, electricity, gas, rubber, and sugar.
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My mother's family were not latifundistas (major landowners), functionaries in the Batista government, or corrupt casino owners, but hard-working immigrants who managed to amass a modest fortune in the small valley town of Güines.
Her father, a chemist, teacher, and entrepreneur, had amassed a small fortune manufacturing baby food.
She amassed a small fortune with her business.
And while others collected dolls, Ms. Dunne amassed a modest collection of vintage perfume bottles.
"Even entering high school, I had amassed a modest savings.
Winc had amassed a modest but growing pile of intelligence about what its customers liked.
Industrious, amiable, and shrewd, surrounded by his modest household, and keenly sought after as an artist, he pursued a successful career into old age and amassed a comfortable fortune.
Over the years Mr. Hirst has amassed a large fortune.
David amassed a personal fortune reported at $200m.
He had amassed a personal fortune of at least $15 billion.
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