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a rich person who has at least a million dollars, pounds, etc.
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Recent Examples of millionaires
The initiative’s drafters question the assumption that millionaires invariably move from high- to low-tax jurisdictions, citing several studies, including one from 2016 based on IRS statistics showing that elites are generally unwilling to move to exploit tax advantages across state lines.
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Mamdani suggested raising state taxes on millionaires and corporations — a proposal Hochul for months voiced opposition to.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
My identifying Nvidia at $2 a share and almost force-feeding it to Club members — many of them now Nvidia millionaires — gives me a clearer head than most about the chipmaker’s fundamentals.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2026
Each of these success stories created another group of millionaires, many of whom feel a duty to reinvest back into Sweden’s technology and startup sectors.
—Oscar Täckström, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
Yet previous research has found that millionaires generally don't relocate just to get a tax cut.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
In his victory speech, Mamdani reiterated his promise to tackle the cost-of-living crisis by freezing rent for more than 2 million residents, make city buses free and fund universal child care by raising taxes for millionaires and corporations.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
That projection wouldn’t pan out, of course, if enough millionaires left the city to avoid the tax.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Mamdani’s plan to raise city income taxes by 2% on millionaires and shift property taxes toward the wealthiest, whitest, and most under-taxed neighborhoods could generate $4 billion a year to fund affordable housing.
—Fahad Zuberi, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Mamdani suggested raising state taxes on millionaires and corporations — a proposal Hochul for months voiced opposition to.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
My identifying Nvidia at $2 a share and almost force-feeding it to Club members — many of them now Nvidia millionaires — gives me a clearer head than most about the chipmaker’s fundamentals.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2026
Each of these success stories created another group of millionaires, many of whom feel a duty to reinvest back into Sweden’s technology and startup sectors.
—Oscar Täckström, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
Yet previous research has found that millionaires generally don't relocate just to get a tax cut.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
In his victory speech, Mamdani reiterated his promise to tackle the cost-of-living crisis by freezing rent for more than 2 million residents, make city buses free and fund universal child care by raising taxes for millionaires and corporations.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
That projection wouldn’t pan out, of course, if enough millionaires left the city to avoid the tax.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Mamdani’s plan to raise city income taxes by 2% on millionaires and shift property taxes toward the wealthiest, whitest, and most under-taxed neighborhoods could generate $4 billion a year to fund affordable housing.
—Fahad Zuberi, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for millionaires
Noun
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Even the billionaires who do have cash to burn are just skirting by, out of choice.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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His focus on government serving the people — not billionaires — will make life more affordable for NYC.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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And, as opposed to Bankman-Fried and countless other crypto founders, Yan and his team decided to eschew raising money from venture capitalists.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Four entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in their 40s and 50s offer commentary on the day’s tech news, markets, and—increasingly—politics.—
Julia Black,
Vanity Fair,
8 Jan. 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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America’s modern-day plutocrats, this bracing book contends, enjoy a similar privilege.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Millionaires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millionaires. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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