billionaire
noun
bil·lion·aire
ˌbi(l)-yə-ˈner 
ˈbi(l)-yə-ˌner
: one whose wealth is estimated at a billion or more dollars, pounds, or other monetary units
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Why should California’s billionaires pay a wealth tax, but not its near-billionaires?
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Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Sacramento State finance professor Sanjay Varshney said that while Californians may vote with their pocketbook, a special billionaire tax won't be easy to enforce.
—Steve Large, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
When the Fontainebleau Hotel faced a skeptical city board and a wave of community opposition to a plan to add water slides to its pool deck, the hotel’s billionaire owner pushed successfully for a change to state law to move the project forward.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Before astronauts can return to the moon's surface, Blue Origin and billionaire Elon Musk's rival SpaceX are both competing to have separate landers ready in time for NASA's Artemis III mission in 2027.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
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Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Sacramento State finance professor Sanjay Varshney said that while Californians may vote with their pocketbook, a special billionaire tax won't be easy to enforce.
—Steve Large, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
When the Fontainebleau Hotel faced a skeptical city board and a wave of community opposition to a plan to add water slides to its pool deck, the hotel’s billionaire owner pushed successfully for a change to state law to move the project forward.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Before astronauts can return to the moon's surface, Blue Origin and billionaire Elon Musk's rival SpaceX are both competing to have separate landers ready in time for NASA's Artemis III mission in 2027.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
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billionaire
noun
bil·lion·aire
ˌbil-yə-ˈna(ə)r
-ˈne(ə)r;
ˈbil-yə-ˌna(ə)r,
-ˌne(ə)r
: one whose wealth is a billion dollars or more
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