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an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county
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My old pal, the late N. Myles Brown, a pneumatic-tool tycoon of Cleveland, Ohio, my beloved companion on several fine hunts, was the seventh.
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Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
The overall positive sentiment lifted the stock market, resulting in the collective net worth of the country’s 50 richest tycoons rising by over 10% to $195 billion.
—Naazneen Karmali, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
In a new clip from The Apprentice, Ali Abbasi’s biopic on the rise of Donald Trump, Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong) coaches the aspiring tycoon (portrayed by Sebastian Stan) on speaking with the press.
—Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
The former property tycoon, who was seen as a proxy for the influential Shinawatra clan that controls Pheu Thai, became prime minister after an agreement with the pro-establishment allies.
—Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Suttinee Yuvejwattana / Bloomberg, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
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Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
The overall positive sentiment lifted the stock market, resulting in the collective net worth of the country’s 50 richest tycoons rising by over 10% to $195 billion.
—Naazneen Karmali, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
In a new clip from The Apprentice, Ali Abbasi’s biopic on the rise of Donald Trump, Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong) coaches the aspiring tycoon (portrayed by Sebastian Stan) on speaking with the press.
—Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
The former property tycoon, who was seen as a proxy for the influential Shinawatra clan that controls Pheu Thai, became prime minister after an agreement with the pro-establishment allies.
—Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Suttinee Yuvejwattana / Bloomberg, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tycoon. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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tycoon
noun
ty·coon
tī-ˈkün 
: a very wealthy and powerful business person
Etymology
Japanese taikun "shogun"
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