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At the same time, pro-government businesspeople took shares in many of the non-state media entities, giving the party control of close to 80% of the sector.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026
First, movies are workplaces, and Nirenberg’s interviewees reveal the stressful negotiations involved in the daily life of filmmaking—not only with executives and producers but also with directors, who, though employed by those very same businesspeople, are also the immediate bosses of the crew.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Fewer teams are being steered by local, civic-minded businesspeople.
—Michael Delayo, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Great Again supporters come with significant drawbacks, per businesspeople and industry analysts.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026
First, movies are workplaces, and Nirenberg’s interviewees reveal the stressful negotiations involved in the daily life of filmmaking—not only with executives and producers but also with directors, who, though employed by those very same businesspeople, are also the immediate bosses of the crew.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Fewer teams are being steered by local, civic-minded businesspeople.
—Michael Delayo, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Great Again supporters come with significant drawbacks, per businesspeople and industry analysts.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
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businesspeople
plural noun
busi·ness·peo·ple
-ˌspē-pəl 
: persons active in business
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