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Recent Examples of businessperson
This heavy bond buying and the remarkable fall in yields announces in other words that neither the Chinese householder nor the Chinese businessperson has any expectation of getting good returns from real economic activity.
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Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
In Russia’s crony capitalist system, success and survival in business depend on the protection of powerful patrons who can shelter a businessperson or a company from raids by bigger competitors or overzealous tax officials.
—Joseph R. Biden, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2017
To put it another way, no rational businessperson would pay the net present value of a business simply to buy the property, as is implicit in Beasley Timber's position equating the two values.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
As early as 2018, Adams and an unidentified staff member were in communication with a Turkish businessperson who funneled tens of thousands of dollars to straw donors for Adams' 2021 mayoral campaign, according to the indictment.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2024
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Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
In Russia’s crony capitalist system, success and survival in business depend on the protection of powerful patrons who can shelter a businessperson or a company from raids by bigger competitors or overzealous tax officials.
—Joseph R. Biden, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2017
To put it another way, no rational businessperson would pay the net present value of a business simply to buy the property, as is implicit in Beasley Timber's position equating the two values.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
As early as 2018, Adams and an unidentified staff member were in communication with a Turkish businessperson who funneled tens of thousands of dollars to straw donors for Adams' 2021 mayoral campaign, according to the indictment.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for businessperson
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Johnson is a member of an ownership group headed by businessman Josh Harris that purchased the Commanders for $6.05 billion during the summer of 2023.—
Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025
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Rodney Barreto, a Miami businessman who chairs the FWC commissioner, wrote in an email to the Herald last year that officers pursued all legal options to collect evidence.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2025
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The crew includes Chun Wang of Malta, an entrepreneur who made a fortune in cryptocurrency and an avid adventurer.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2025
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Marketing veteran Alice Sykes is another entrepreneur who sees great potential in the U.S. market.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
9 Jan. 2025
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The billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist threw down a hefty $94 million for a beachfront parcel in the swanky Paradise Cove enclave, adjacent to her three other purchases.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Jan. 2025
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The client list in recent years has also included foreign entities that have tried to leverage Ms. Bondi’s influence and connections, such as a firm once run by a Russian businesswoman convicted in Kuwait of embezzling tens of millions of dollars worth of government funds.—
Eric Lipton,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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When he was sent to the camp, he was forced to sell everything to white buyers for pennies on the dollar.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Forward Air board of directors has initiated a review of strategic alternatives for the logistics company, including a potential sale, following calls last year from multiple activist investors to consider discussions with prospective buyers.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Jan. 2025
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In addition to creating songs with mass appeal, Gordy focused on marketing to white audiences, including hiring white marketers to use their connections in the industry.—
Teresa Nowakowski,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Jan. 2025
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Mark my words, the marketers who master mindful marketing will succeed in the short AND long term.—
Billee Howard,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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One of the platform’s centerpiece features is a deposit and escrow service, connecting buyers and sellers to help facilitate their transactions.—
Matt Burgess,
WIRED,
14 Jan. 2025
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The regulations require us to determine fair market value on the basis of the price that a willing buyer and a willing seller would agree to.—
Peter J Reilly,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Businessperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businessperson. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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