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Brenda Holder, Cree knowledge keeper and proprietor of the trails around them, leads the way alongside local chef and forager Tracy Little.
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 30 May 2025
Increase in Qualified Business Income Deduction: The deduction for pass-through entities would rise to 22%, benefiting small businesses and sole proprietors.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The name immediately earned him the ire of Warren Winiarski, the founder and proprietor of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars.
—Patrick Comiskey, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Across the street, the proprietors of Grosvenor Square are similarly aware of the tug between past and present.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 30 May 2025
Increase in Qualified Business Income Deduction: The deduction for pass-through entities would rise to 22%, benefiting small businesses and sole proprietors.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The name immediately earned him the ire of Warren Winiarski, the founder and proprietor of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars.
—Patrick Comiskey, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Across the street, the proprietors of Grosvenor Square are similarly aware of the tug between past and present.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proprietor
owner
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The raids have also drawn pushback from farm, hotel, and restaurant owners, some of whom have asked the administration to exempt their businesses from the raids.—
Miriam Waldvogel,
The Hill,
21 June 2025
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In May, Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, inked a deal with utility AES Corp to supply 650 megawatts of solar energy in Texas and Kansas.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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“Proprietor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proprietor. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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