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a bigwig in local politics
interviewed by several bigwigs on the hospital's staff
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One of them is Martin Krebs (Rupert Friend), a shady pharmaceuticals bigwig who wants to develop the world’s most effective heart medication using dinosaur blood samples.
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 30 June 2025
Several months later, on the day that Antonin and Agathe open Patisserie Carême, Antonin and Talleyrand learn that they’re both being packed off to the war together, where they’ll be tasked with feeding the army bigwigs and other duties (espionage, probably) as assigned.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Its members will include lobbyists, tech industry bigwigs and a sprinkling of White House officials, such as David Sacks, who is Trump’s crypto czar.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 14 May 2025
So far, that’s materialized in public displays of US computing power such as Stargate, the new $500 billion AI company helmed by a supergroup of Silicon Valley bigwigs.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 30 June 2025
Several months later, on the day that Antonin and Agathe open Patisserie Carême, Antonin and Talleyrand learn that they’re both being packed off to the war together, where they’ll be tasked with feeding the army bigwigs and other duties (espionage, probably) as assigned.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Its members will include lobbyists, tech industry bigwigs and a sprinkling of White House officials, such as David Sacks, who is Trump’s crypto czar.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 14 May 2025
So far, that’s materialized in public displays of US computing power such as Stargate, the new $500 billion AI company helmed by a supergroup of Silicon Valley bigwigs.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Bigwig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigwig. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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