businessman

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Recent Examples of businessman Democrats in the competitive primary include Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, former state Senate President Troy Jackson, former state House Speaker Hannah Pingree, and businessman Angus King III. Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025 An investigation by corruption specialist lawyer Natalia Volosin, published in Noticias magazine, sheds further light on businessman Leonardo Scatturice's dealings. Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 In 1967, a local businessman decided to throw a festival celebrating the crop. Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 5 Sep. 2025 Detroit businessman Dan Gilbert and his wife, Jennifer, are getting divorced, according to a media report. Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for businessman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for businessman
Noun
  • While the Lynch family name is known throughout metro Detroit for funeral homes, Paddy Lynch, now 41, and the third generation to work in the family business, is also an entrepreneur who is making a name for himself in unlikely fields.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The choice can cement—or undo—a successful entrepreneur’s legacy.
    Ben Francois, Harvard Business Review, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Klarna makes money by charging merchants that use its online payment tools a small fee on every transaction.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Due to Visa and Mastercard’s interchange rules, credit card transactions carry higher fees for merchants.
    Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The gap lower at the open is what most traders are watching.
    Jay Woods, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
  • An unwinding of pessimism amongst short-term option traders could help MU keep charging higher.
    Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Two weeks before close, the buyer threw in a new contingency.
    Joyce Marter, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Even though this did cost $10 million, and the buyer should give us $10 million.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025

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