as in tycoon
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a neighborhood in which the city's merchant princes built palaces that shamelessly celebrated their wealth
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as in magnates
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a neighborhood in which the city's merchant princes built palaces that shamelessly celebrated their wealth
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Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 13 May 2025
Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner had established close ties to the crown prince; the Administration was criticized for not doing more to pursue the perpetrators.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
Like most European monarchies, there are plenty of princes and princesses that hang from the branches of the House of Bernadotte family tree—many of whom also regularly make official appearances on behalf of their country.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
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After Air Force One was escorted into landing by Saudi fighter jets, Mr. Trump was greeted on the tarmac at the airport in Riyadh by the kingdom's de facto ruler, the crown prince.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 13 May 2025
Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner had established close ties to the crown prince; the Administration was criticized for not doing more to pursue the perpetrators.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
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Combs, who kept framed pictures of the princes in his New York apartment, also offered to pay for their security.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
Like most European monarchies, there are plenty of princes and princesses that hang from the branches of the House of Bernadotte family tree—many of whom also regularly make official appearances on behalf of their country.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prince. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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