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Recent Examples of businessman
Ramaswamy, a businessman and former 2024 presidential candidate, is facing off against business owner Casey Putsch.
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The Hill Staff, The Hill, 5 May 2026
The top contenders from the GOP's February caucus include Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, businessman Kendall Qualls and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Eugenie, 36, and her husband, businessman Jack Brooksbank, are preparing to welcome a sibling for their two sons, five-year-old August and two-year-old Ernest, this summer.
—Vogue, 4 May 2026
Terry Andrae was a businessman who owned 122 acres of land now included in the park, donated after his death.
—Blaise Mesa, jsonline.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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The Hill Staff, The Hill, 5 May 2026
The top contenders from the GOP's February caucus include Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, businessman Kendall Qualls and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Eugenie, 36, and her husband, businessman Jack Brooksbank, are preparing to welcome a sibling for their two sons, five-year-old August and two-year-old Ernest, this summer.
—Vogue, 4 May 2026
Terry Andrae was a businessman who owned 122 acres of land now included in the park, donated after his death.
—Blaise Mesa, jsonline.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for businessman
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For years, Swanston, a tech entrepreneur, investor and University of Connecticut alum, has worked to bring Connecticut’s newest soccer team to life.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Her contempt for entrepreneurs extends to those who benefit from their products.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
9 May 2026
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The Massachusetts governor during the Boston Tea Party, Thomas Hutchinson, was a local merchant.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Yemen monopolized the coffee trade for around 200 years until Dutch merchants smuggled coffee seeds to Indonesia and began growing plants there.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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Giuliani was elected New York’s mayor in 1993 after serving as one of the nation’s highest-profile prosecutors, taking on mobsters and crooked Wall Street traders.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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GameStop shot to fame five years ago during the meme-stock craze, when an army of retail investors piled into the stock, sending its value soaring, in an attempt to squeeze professional traders who were betting that the company’s share price would fall.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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Comparing local rents to a broad measure of monthly ownership cost for a buyer – mortgage, taxes, insurance and maintenance – Zillow found the typical California renter in the six metros theoretically saved $191 monthly compared with owning.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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The process follows years of shareholder disputes linked to the collapse of former majority owner Shandong Ruyi and could trigger a takeover offer if a buyer acquires a controlling stake.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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“Businessman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businessman. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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