as in capitalist
a wealthy person
the 19th-century plutocrats who built their enormous summer "cottages" in Newport
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One example was Bill Schleyer, an experienced executive and venture capitalist with an MBA from Harvard, who became chair and CEO of Adelphia Communications.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025 -
In its proxy filing, filed Monday, Paramount said that attorney Mary Boies, former judge Roanne Sragow Licht and venture capitalist Charles Ryan have been nominated to join its board.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2025
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So that would be my biggest concern, is whether or not that financial gap between those that can afford it and those that can’t creates way too many haves and way too many have-nots.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Indeed, some are worried that the world will divide into the AGI haves and AGI have-nots, partially due to the exorbitant cost that AGI might involve.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Shuna later passed through the hands of film and shipping magnates before becoming the romantic escape of the Viscountess Selby and WWII Pathfinder Donald Wells.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
20 June 2025
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The net worth of footwear magnate Zhang Congyuan, who was Taiwan’s richest person three years ago, shrank by $1.8 billion to $8.3 billion, registering the biggest decline in dollar terms.—
Jane Ho,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The American billionaire had tried to buy Chelsea in 2022, but lost out to the consortium led by billionaire Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital.—
Robert Olsen,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The billionaire investor is hoping to work with TSMC, the world’s largest contract manufacturer of computer chips, to build a $1 trillion Arizona industrial complex to build robots and AI, per Bloomberg.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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“Plutocrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plutocrat. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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