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businesswoman

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as in businessman

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Recent Examples of businesswoman That includes a stunning gold and jeweled necklace discovered on the remains of an adult woman presumed to be Julia Felix, excavated next to the Shrine of Isis at the prosperous businesswoman's sprawling estate. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 July 2026 Hiddleston relies on professors, scholars, archaeologists and psychologists to piece together what happened to a teenage blacksmith apprentice, a businesswoman/bathhouse proprietor and an unidentified Praetorian guard. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026 The club, which is part of businesswoman Michele Kang’s multi-club portfolio, have aspirations to continue growing, however. — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 13 July 2026 The beloved Polish businesswoman who ran her herb and floral business for 37 years decided to pass on the business to her friend’s daughter. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for businesswoman

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An enterprising businessman could see this kind of inefficiency and start an assassin training school in Westeros, kind of like whatever is going on with the ballerinas in the John Wick universe.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Bourke’s onetime Red Mountain neighbor was businessman Viktor Kozeny, according to WSJ.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 July 2026

Definition of businessman

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Shaban was an entrepreneur who owned several businesses, with holdings in real estate, construction, insurance and auto sales, according to the obituary.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
BuzzFeed is slashing its workforce on the heels of the digital media company’s deal to sell a controlling ownership stake to entrepreneur and comedian Byron Allen.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 July 2026

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