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a wealthy person
capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash
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Recent Examples of capitalist
Grace Hase, Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2026
The executive branch has delegated almost all of its AI oversight to David Sacks—nominally a co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, but functionally a government LARPer who maintains his role as a venture capitalist and podcast host.
—Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
In America, where capitalist and individualist ethics have always predominated, public health nonetheless managed to carve out a large cooperative space.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Other prominent donors to Mahan include billionaire investor and SpaceX board member Steve Jurvetson, venture capitalist Brian Singerman and Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2026
The executive branch has delegated almost all of its AI oversight to David Sacks—nominally a co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, but functionally a government LARPer who maintains his role as a venture capitalist and podcast host.
—Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Unlike many slow-moving urban mammoths, this could be a model for how to integrate local desires with capitalist imperatives to deliver your friendly neighborhood megaproject.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
In America, where capitalist and individualist ethics have always predominated, public health nonetheless managed to carve out a large cooperative space.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalist
Noun
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Shop the Pre-Season Sales Now is the perfect time to shop for your plant-must haves—most gardening retailers offer early bird sales to get consumers excited for the season ahead.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
8 Feb. 2026
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America’s economy is increasingly one of haves and have-nots.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Campillo didn’t ultimately go that far, instead choosing to require an economic impact analysis if the council declines to do a full cost-of-service study.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Jackson aimed his trademark fiery dynamism at studio and network executives, forming the Rainbow Coalition on Fairness in the Media — an offshoot of his Rainbow Coalition that focused on social justice and economic equality — and threatening boycotts against projects that excluded minorities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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One issue raised by the burgeoning controversy over the California proposal is how to extract a fair share of public revenue from plutocrats, whose wealth has surged higher while their effective tax rates have declined to historically low levels.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The plutocrat and the socialist might sound like an odd pairing.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
1 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The department has been targeting states that handed out commercial driver's licenses to immigrants who shouldn't have qualified for them ever since a fatal crash in August.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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Miraflores, meanwhile, is also chock-a-block with great shopping and restaurants, though the rush-hour honking gets louder, and various corners have distinctly different feels, from the very commercial to the quaint and old-school.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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So, the guides team decided to share more of best places for deals on food and drinks with readers this year, starting with the northern part of the county, because who doesn’t like to save money?—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The latest chapter in this endless epic belongs to Kansas State, which is trying to line item its way out of paying Jerome Tang the money the administration offered him.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The host of 'Catching the Codfather' explains why his new podcast about a notorious fishing magnate is really about regulation, science, and the American dream.—
Abigail Wise,
Outside,
13 Feb. 2026
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Casino magnate Neil Bluhm and his family’s foundation are donating another $50 million to Northwestern Medicine to further expand and support cardiac care.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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While valuations fluctuate, 22-year-old Foody and his co-founders are likely some of the youngest tech founders to make the Forbes billionaire list since Mark Zuckerberg, who made the list at age 23.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The consortium is led by Macquarie Asset Management and includes UniSuper and Pontegadea, the investment firm of Spanish billionaire and Zara founder Amancio Ortega.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Capitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalist. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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