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Recent Examples of businessman
Those ventures plant Baker as a fixture in the regional economy — not just a returning native son, but a working businessman whose name carries weight in West Sacramento and beyond.
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Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Zelenskyy told The Guardian in an interview published on Tuesday that Roman Abramovich, a prominent Russian businessman with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, had visited Kyiv in May.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
Past Republican candidates, including businessman John Cox in 2018 and former EBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman in 2010, have self-financed their campaigns with their vast fortunes.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
The others are former Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Cabrera to Panama, healthcare businessman Benjamin Leon to Spain, and Bernie Navarro to Peru.
—Jim Defede, CBS News, 6 June 2026
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Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Zelenskyy told The Guardian in an interview published on Tuesday that Roman Abramovich, a prominent Russian businessman with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, had visited Kyiv in May.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
Past Republican candidates, including businessman John Cox in 2018 and former EBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman in 2010, have self-financed their campaigns with their vast fortunes.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
The others are former Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Cabrera to Panama, healthcare businessman Benjamin Leon to Spain, and Bernie Navarro to Peru.
—Jim Defede, CBS News, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for businessman
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The Chuschagasta native tried to defend his community’s ancestral land against three mining entrepreneurs who claimed ownership of the territory, armed with firearms.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
25 Aug. 2025
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Bugatti Dutch entrepreneur and Bugatti collector Michel Perridon is Brouillard's owner.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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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 17 Jun. 2026.
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