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For the most part, the initial sorcerers who make agentic AI a workplace standard will be chief information officers, chief technology officers, and businesspeople who have a deep understanding of technology.
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Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Perhaps most important, these countries have a weak government, so weak that foreign leaders and businesspeople can topple it easily to preserve their financial interests.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
While flights between the two countries continued throughout the war — and were often full — meetings between businesspeople were mostly small, closed-door gatherings and deals stopped being announced.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Today, akiya are drawing foreign buyers and businesspeople who smell a bargain in heritage structures and short-term rentals.
—Tim Hornyak, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Perhaps most important, these countries have a weak government, so weak that foreign leaders and businesspeople can topple it easily to preserve their financial interests.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
While flights between the two countries continued throughout the war — and were often full — meetings between businesspeople were mostly small, closed-door gatherings and deals stopped being announced.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Today, akiya are drawing foreign buyers and businesspeople who smell a bargain in heritage structures and short-term rentals.
—Tim Hornyak, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Businesspeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businesspeople. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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businesspeople
plural noun
busi·ness·peo·ple
-ˌspē-pəl 
: persons active in business
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