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Recent Examples of businessman
The couple arrived in contrasting monochrome looks with the former journalist arriving in head-to-toe red, while the businessman opted for all black down to his shoes.
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
Armani was an intensely private man but had a longstanding personal relationship with his business partner, the architect, fashion designer and businessman Sergio Galeotti, who died of complications from AIDS in 1985.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Originally built for a Japanese businessman, the 191-foot superyacht was named for a Shinto deity.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Technically, Ballard Partners registered as a lobbyist for Gorrin’s company, Globovision, not the businessman himself.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
Armani was an intensely private man but had a longstanding personal relationship with his business partner, the architect, fashion designer and businessman Sergio Galeotti, who died of complications from AIDS in 1985.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Originally built for a Japanese businessman, the 191-foot superyacht was named for a Shinto deity.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Technically, Ballard Partners registered as a lobbyist for Gorrin’s company, Globovision, not the businessman himself.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for businessman
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With the farm suddenly unsustainable, there’s nothing for it but to pack up and seek work in Pristina, where Hatixhe’s sister Lina (Fiona Gllavica) lives a comfortable nouveau riche life in a large, gleaming new-build home courtesy of her entrepreneur husband Alban (Alban Ukaj).—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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Gordon-Levitt married tech entrepreneur Tasha McCauley in 2014.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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What started as labor strikes and merchant protests over currency collapse and inflation has expanded into widespread street demonstrations and student protests.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Unrest at the Tehran bazaar is particularly unsettling for officials because the shuttering of shops at the ancient marketplace and protests from the merchant class were key elements that led to the overthrow of the monarchy in 1979.—
Henry Austin,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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Even the oldest maxim about cab drivers and bell hops giving share prices was tested by relating an anecdote about comments in his village pub from locals and complete strangers firing questions at him and a fellow gold trader about the gold price.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Online prediction markets also gained attention earlier this month, when an anonymous trader earned more than $463,000 by accurately predicting that Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro would be captured.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The two first met years ago when Kogi was the buyer for United Arrows & Sons, the menswear arm of Japan’s United Arrows department store.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Chemaf, which is headquartered in Dubai, has been in a sale process since late 2023 after an earlier agreement to sell the company to a Chinese buyer was announced in 2024 but the deal lapsed last year after failing to secure regulatory approval.—
Ruben Nyanguila,
semafor.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Businessman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businessman. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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