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Recent Examples of businessman
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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Following Mark's life-saving surgery in Ukraine and advanced care in NYC, supported by the community, Negodiuk, an e-commerce entrepreneur, pivoted.—
Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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The entrepreneur and businessman and the unnamed plane instructor had reportedly set off from the city of Rennes for La Baule on Friday afternoon for the Fly In La Baule meeting gathering light airplane enthusiasts.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
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After settling along India’s west coast, many Parsis built their lives as merchants in bustling ports.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Attendees can enjoy food trucks, merchant vendors, youth soccer activities, jersey customizations and cultural exhibits representing countries from around the world.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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New stops and set-ups for traders and investors who took our calls in Interactive Brokers (IBKR) , Caterpillar (CAT) and Delta (DAL) .—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
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The fear of missing out often pushes traders to pile into buzzy memecoins or the newest, hottest token.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
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Higher financing costs, rising insurance premiums and growing property tax bills are all having a big impact on how much home a buyer can realistically afford right now.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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As shipping and oil costs surged this year, an overseas buyer of around 880 electric trucks pressed Chinese manufacturer Sany to ship all of them by the end of June, according to Michael Yue, general manager of overseas markets for Sany Heavy Industry’s electric truck division.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
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“Businessman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businessman. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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