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When Scotland qualified for the 1978 World Cup, a Glasgow businessman named Jim Tait supposedly made plans to charter a submarine on the River Clyde, to transport a hundred and eighty fans across the ocean to the tournament.
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
Sterling Elliott was an accomplished inventor, businessman, politician, publisher, and social activist.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
There’s a striking tension between Hildebrand’s status as one of the country’s most prolific polluters and his otherwise conventional life as a God-fearing, upstanding Texas businessman.
—Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 16 June 2026
Democratic Primary Runoff Dakarai Larriett, a businessman, is facing off against Everett Wess, a lawyer, in the Democratic primary runoff.
—New York Times, 16 June 2026
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
Sterling Elliott was an accomplished inventor, businessman, politician, publisher, and social activist.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
There’s a striking tension between Hildebrand’s status as one of the country’s most prolific polluters and his otherwise conventional life as a God-fearing, upstanding Texas businessman.
—Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 16 June 2026
Democratic Primary Runoff Dakarai Larriett, a businessman, is facing off against Everett Wess, a lawyer, in the Democratic primary runoff.
—New York Times, 16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for businessman
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Mauricio Novelli, the entrepreneur behind LIBRA, ran the investing courses where Adorni taught in 2022, and Adorni was among the officials in the room when Novelli brought his American partner, Hayden Davis, into the Casa Rosada for the LIBRA soirée.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The new German shipyard, founded by engineer and entrepreneur Mike Frank earlier this year, has announced that the first unit of its new solar-electric catamaran is entering the final stages of construction.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
13 June 2026
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Historically, barrels of Madeira spent months crossing tropical oceans aboard ships, and merchants realized that the heat actually improved the wine rather than ruining it.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Allison Yelaska of Aurora was one of the many merchants at the event.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Built by brothers William and Charles Bent in 1833, the original fort thrived for 16 years as a hub where fur traders, Native Americans and Mexican merchants converged to do business.—
Kevin Strong,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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But traders see it as a near certainty that the Fed will leave its main interest rate steady after its two-day meeting ends Wednesday.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Matching a buyer to the seller of those securities generates tiny margins but is immensely profitable in the aggregate.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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The last time it was listed for sale in 2019, the buyer managed to knock down the price by over $500,000.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
14 June 2026
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“Businessman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businessman. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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