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Recent Examples of businessperson
Palmer compared it to a businessperson returning to school for an executive training program.
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Tim Rohan, NBC news, 7 Feb. 2026
Novartis ' Vas Narasimhan is the rare CEO who is a doctor, a spokesperson for public health, and a real businessperson who understands cash flow.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
There were grumblings about the group’s plans to develop a hotel on the Peconic Bay Vineyards in Cutchogue, on the North Fork, but Stacey was also named Northforker’s 2021 businessperson of the year.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2025
For a rich businessperson, Frank has some questionable hobbies.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Tim Rohan, NBC news, 7 Feb. 2026
Novartis ' Vas Narasimhan is the rare CEO who is a doctor, a spokesperson for public health, and a real businessperson who understands cash flow.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
There were grumblings about the group’s plans to develop a hotel on the Peconic Bay Vineyards in Cutchogue, on the North Fork, but Stacey was also named Northforker’s 2021 businessperson of the year.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2025
For a rich businessperson, Frank has some questionable hobbies.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for businessperson
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For many years, Spielberg had planned a film adaptation of Thomas Kenneally’s 1982 historical novel, Schindler’s Ark, about a German businessman who saved hundreds of Jews from the Holocaust by keeping them working in his factories.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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Seymour was previously married to director Michael Attenborough from 1971 to 1973, author Geoffrey Planer from 1977 to 1978, businessman David Flynn from 1981 to 1992, and actor-filmmaker James Keach from 1993 to 2015.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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Mauricio Novelli, the entrepreneur behind LIBRA, ran the investing courses where Adorni taught in 2022, and Adorni was among the officials in the room when Novelli brought his American partner, Hayden Davis, into the Casa Rosada for the LIBRA soirée.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The new German shipyard, founded by engineer and entrepreneur Mike Frank earlier this year, has announced that the first unit of its new solar-electric catamaran is entering the final stages of construction.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
13 June 2026
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The businesswoman and socialite, 41, hosted a sleepover at her house for her eldest child, True Thompson her niece Dream Kardashian, 9, on Wednesday, June 10.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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The Spanish businesswoman founded the Marta Ortega Pérez (MOP) Foundation in 2022.—
Sam Birchall,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
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Branden Williams, Rayni Williams, Michelle Saniei, and Trevor Wright of the Beverly Hills Estates held the listing, with Evan Domatsky, also of the Beverly Hills Estates, repping the buyer.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
8 June 2026
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Why Some Apollo Neuro Reviews Are Critical Not every buyer is sold.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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Using Gemini Omni, a marketer could ask for three YouTube Shorts based on a product photo and a customer quote.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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That’s a big hit, according to a C-suite marketer who spoke on the condition of anonymity.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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People typically use them to keep the house smelling consistently fresh, to replicate the signature scents found in hotels, spas and luxury retailers, to neutralize odors from pets, cooking or smoke, or to set a specific mood — relaxing, clean, seasonal or otherwise.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
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Amid a dense thicket of timber-and-metal stalls where secondhand retailers ordinarily hawked their wares, a runner of red-and-green astroturf cut a path toward a stage draped in the tricolor of the Ghanaian flag.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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There is, however, still a gap between buyer and seller expectations, but the global bid-ask spread has narrowed significantly since the market bottom in 2023.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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With sellers holding out for pre-rate-hike valuations and buyers unwilling to pay them, deal flow essentially froze.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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Some lenders also use Freddie Mac, another GSE and mortgage purchaser, to qualify applicants.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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But the purchaser may offer some employees a position, the report added.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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“Businessperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businessperson. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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