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One lawmaker and other Virginia businesspeople floated a Hail Mary idea to pair the arena with a casino in Tysons — drawing a hard no from Leonsis and Youngkin.
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Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
Potvin mentors many businesspeople, and hears a lot of business concepts—a lot.
—Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Eight ferries a day take Taiwanese businesspeople and visitors from Kinmen to mainland China.
—Amy Chang Chien, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Cave Hill Cemetery is the final resting place of more than 150 distillery owners and businesspeople as well as Colonel Harland Sanders and Muhammad Ali.
—Maggie Kimberl, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
Palestinian businesspeople from within and outside Gaza should also be included in the territory’s administration, and the humanitarian mechanism should work with them to distribute assistance and stimulate the beginnings of commercial activity.
—Dennis Ross, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
When desperate Gaza City residents mobbed one of several aid trucks brought in by local businesspeople in coordination with Israeli officials, Israeli troops opened fire on the crowd.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2024
This isn’t about some banker victims that didn’t get hurt, or businesspeople slightly exaggerating, but about inherent damage to systems that are critical for fair operation of commerce and even to reduce inequality.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Ray Stern Activists, businesspeople and Democratic lawmakers warned Monday about the potential harm to immigrant communities and the state if voters approve a measure to limit undocumented residents' ability to work.
—The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
Potvin mentors many businesspeople, and hears a lot of business concepts—a lot.
—Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Eight ferries a day take Taiwanese businesspeople and visitors from Kinmen to mainland China.
—Amy Chang Chien, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Cave Hill Cemetery is the final resting place of more than 150 distillery owners and businesspeople as well as Colonel Harland Sanders and Muhammad Ali.
—Maggie Kimberl, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
Palestinian businesspeople from within and outside Gaza should also be included in the territory’s administration, and the humanitarian mechanism should work with them to distribute assistance and stimulate the beginnings of commercial activity.
—Dennis Ross, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
When desperate Gaza City residents mobbed one of several aid trucks brought in by local businesspeople in coordination with Israeli officials, Israeli troops opened fire on the crowd.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2024
This isn’t about some banker victims that didn’t get hurt, or businesspeople slightly exaggerating, but about inherent damage to systems that are critical for fair operation of commerce and even to reduce inequality.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Ray Stern Activists, businesspeople and Democratic lawmakers warned Monday about the potential harm to immigrant communities and the state if voters approve a measure to limit undocumented residents' ability to work.
—The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Businesspeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businesspeople. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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businesspeople
noun plural
busi·ness·peo·ple
-ˌspē-pəl 
: persons active in business
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