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an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county
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Tobacco tycoon Lewis Ginter opened the Richmond landmark in 1895 to honor his hero, Thomas Jefferson.
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Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
The film lures us into a mystery that’s a knowing gloss on all those old detective movies, as Joe is hired by Sharon Cobbs (Vicky Krieps), a platinum-blonde femme fatale whose older tycoon husband was just murdered.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 May 2026
In his third Bond movie, The World Is Not Enough, Brosnan's 007 is tasked with protecting Elektra King (Sophie Marceau) — the daughter of a British oil tycoon who is assassinated by a former KGB agent turned terrorist.
—John Russell, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
The ethnic Hutu business tycoon was indicted on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity for allegedly arming Hutu militias that massacred more than 800,000 mostly ethnic Tutsis in 1994.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post, 16 May 2026
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Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
The film lures us into a mystery that’s a knowing gloss on all those old detective movies, as Joe is hired by Sharon Cobbs (Vicky Krieps), a platinum-blonde femme fatale whose older tycoon husband was just murdered.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 May 2026
In his third Bond movie, The World Is Not Enough, Brosnan's 007 is tasked with protecting Elektra King (Sophie Marceau) — the daughter of a British oil tycoon who is assassinated by a former KGB agent turned terrorist.
—John Russell, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
The ethnic Hutu business tycoon was indicted on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity for allegedly arming Hutu militias that massacred more than 800,000 mostly ethnic Tutsis in 1994.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post, 16 May 2026
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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tycoon. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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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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