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Recent Examples of businessperson
Novartis ' Vas Narasimhan is the rare CEO who is a doctor, a spokesperson for public health, and a real businessperson who understands cash flow.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
That is a really talented businessperson.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
That is a really talented businessperson.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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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More than a year later, Fúnez was arrested with two others, businessman Héctor Eduardo Méndez and Juan Ángel Ramos Gallegos, whom prosecutors accused of criminal association to the detriment of other fundamental rights.—
Marlon González,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Hurley was married to businessman Arun Nayar from 2007 to 2011.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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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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Other candidates in this race, including Milpitas Mayor Carmen Montano, Fremont Councilman Raymond Liu and businesswoman Linda Price, are not running serious campaigns.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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The businesswoman is also excited by the idea of doing it all over again, but not by putting her name behind another company.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 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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In 2005, the Fox broadcast network offered technology that allowed a marketer to alter TV ads, changing voiceovers, scripts, graphic elements or other images – all performed by uploading different elements to digital files.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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In a final big assignment, [SPOILER ALERT], former pre-law student and digital marketer Bianca Fernandez won a $100,000 cash prize, a feature in Adweek, a trip to Cannes Lions, and the title of Innovator of the Year for her pitch to wellness device company Therabody.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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But the retailer’s board on Monday pulled back the curtain a little more on its long engagement with Blundy, who once tried to buy the business.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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Howard Lutnick questioned by House Oversight panel For retailers such as REI and VF Corp — whose brands include The North Face and Timberland — that means more customers coming to their stores to buy camping gear, helmets or hiking boots.—
Garrett Downs,Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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That includes face-value pricing for games, where the more enticing games are more expensive, and FIFA’s official secondary market, which takes a 15% fee from the seller and a 15% fee on the buyer.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
13 May 2026
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The expansion will also enable more than 16,000 farmers to take their produce directly to customers through sellers on the online marketplace.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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But China did use its leverage as the largest purchaser of Iranian oil to encourage Iran to agree to what has been a fragile ceasefire.—
Will Weissert,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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Daines did not mention that China remains a top trading partner and purchaser of Iranian oil.—
Margaret Brennan,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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“Businessperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businessperson. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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