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an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county
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The series marks the first mainstream platform uniting India’s entertainment icons with industry tycoons to spotlight fashion entrepreneurship.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
In collaboration with her longtime makeup artist Hung Vanngo and hairstylist Renato Camparo, the beauty tycoon partnered an Old Hollywood aesthetic with three unique dresses designed by Ralph Lauren on her big day.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent years have seen these tycoons entering into the world of politics.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
At the time, optimism over Labubu’s growing popularity once made Wang richer than China’s iconic tycoons including Alibaba cofounder Jack Ma.
—Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
In collaboration with her longtime makeup artist Hung Vanngo and hairstylist Renato Camparo, the beauty tycoon partnered an Old Hollywood aesthetic with three unique dresses designed by Ralph Lauren on her big day.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent years have seen these tycoons entering into the world of politics.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
At the time, optimism over Labubu’s growing popularity once made Wang richer than China’s iconic tycoons including Alibaba cofounder Jack Ma.
—Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tycoon. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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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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