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an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county
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Knight tells the riveting story of the Russian tycoon and political operator Boris Berezovsky and his role in the rise of Vladimir Putin to the presidency in 2000.
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Amy Knight, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
But Orange County NIMBYs aren’t having it by Sydney Lake
The American sports tycoon who wants to build Yankee Stadium in Milan may have found his nemesis: Italian bureaucracy by Paolo Confino
Tony’s Chocolonely is one of the world’s fastest-growing chocolatiers.
—Maria Aspan, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
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Amy Knight, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
But Orange County NIMBYs aren’t having it by Sydney Lake
The American sports tycoon who wants to build Yankee Stadium in Milan may have found his nemesis: Italian bureaucracy by Paolo Confino
Tony’s Chocolonely is one of the world’s fastest-growing chocolatiers.
—Maria Aspan, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tycoon. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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tycoon
noun
ty·coon
tī-ˈkün 
: a very wealthy and powerful business person
Etymology
Japanese taikun "shogun"
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