billionaires

plural of billionaire

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Recent Examples of billionaires Much of the American left seeks to counter Trump with a form of progressive populism that labels billionaires and oligarchs enemies of the people. Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026 Larson has largely relied on donations through PACs, including some representing corporate and union interests, while Bronin has received most of his funding from individuals, including from billionaires and those associated with large firms. Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026 Among Miami’s billionaires, Griffin has become one of the city’s most vocal proponents. Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026 But some California billionaires have no problem with the tax. Scott Cohn, CNBC, 17 July 2026 French Gates was also one of the founders of the Giving Pledge, which encourages billionaires to give away the majority of their net worth during their lifetimes. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 July 2026 OpenAI and Anthropic employees (among them many soon-to-be billionaires and decamillionaires) are exploring philanthropic opportunities to spend all that money. Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 14 July 2026 The obscene pay of CEOs, growing 20 times as fast as workers’ pay last year, and the obscene wealth in the tech world, with money cascading into the hands of greedy billionaires who lack empathy or even noblesse oblige. Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026 The accounts already have gotten a boost from billionaires beyond the $1,000 from the government. Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billionaires
Noun
  • In the decade to 2024, Miami’s population of millionaires is estimated to have nearly doubled to 39,000 people.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • The pandemic saw a spike in the purchases of second homes in the area by millionaires, motivated—like so many of us—by the promise of privacy and unspoiled natural beauty.
    Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • Not to mention a conga line of billionaire tech, real-estate, and finance plutocrats paying feasance to a faux populist in exchange for contracts, pardons, and sundry favors.
    Graydon Carter, Air Mail, 4 July 2026
  • Then the plutocrats circled their yachts.
    Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • D’Souza established himself in Thiel’s inner circle, which comprised mostly men, most of whom were gay and most of whom were tech founders or venture capitalists.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Venture capitalists pushed digital-media startups to go all in.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 July 2026

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