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Recent Examples of businessman
He was followed closely by Republican candidate Steve Hilton and Democratic businessman Tom Steyer, who each received 17%.
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Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
More than a year later, Fúnez was arrested Tuesday with two others, businessman Héctor Eduardo Méndez and Juan Ángel Ramos Gallegos, who prosecutors accused of criminal association to the detriment of other fundamental rights.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Benicio del Toro plays businessman Zsa-zsa Korda, who takes the most recent of several assassination attempts seriously.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 May 2026
After the sudden death of her first husband and a divorce from her second, Lillian married businessman Howard Randolph in 1959, hoping to provide for her four children.
—Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 10 May 2026
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Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
More than a year later, Fúnez was arrested Tuesday with two others, businessman Héctor Eduardo Méndez and Juan Ángel Ramos Gallegos, who prosecutors accused of criminal association to the detriment of other fundamental rights.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Benicio del Toro plays businessman Zsa-zsa Korda, who takes the most recent of several assassination attempts seriously.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 May 2026
After the sudden death of her first husband and a divorce from her second, Lillian married businessman Howard Randolph in 1959, hoping to provide for her four children.
—Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for businessman
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In her conversation with Kelly, Williams explained that she is motivated by knowing that less than 2% of all VC money flows to female entrepreneurs.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Attitude-first hiring is a philosophy echoed by business leaders, from billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, both of whom have emphasized that culture fit and willingness to learn can often outweigh other weaknesses.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Outside the realm of dedicated wine investment companies such as Winecap, specialty wine merchants are cautious when advising clients on the investment potential of their purchases.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
10 May 2026
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That’s what a company made up of merchants does.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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Alphabet, increasingly seen by traders as an artificial intelligence winner, briefly topped Nvidia's market cap in extended trading last week.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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Retail traders have caught on and piled into the rally at the highest level in a year that same week, per JPMorgan.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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The historian learned not only the date of the house, but that the property’s first buyer was Thomas Clark, who later likely gave it to a son, Jonah Clark, upon his wedding to Sarah Northrop.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Xi has influence because China is the biggest buyer of Iran’s sanctioned crude oil.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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“Businessman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businessman. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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