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Recent Examples of tycoon The seller, the Soloviev Foundation, a nonprofit founded by the real estate tycoon Sheldon Solow, stands to receive a bigger payout if the work sells for its estimate. Tim F. Schneider, New York Times, 12 May 2025 Among them was investigative reporting on how fentanyl became a scourge worldwide; breaking news reporting on the assassination attempt of now-President Donald Trump; and reporting on tycoon Elon Musk. Michael Loria, USA Today, 5 May 2025 Gareth Evans' Netflix neo-noir follows Walker as he's hired by real estate tycoon and budding politician Lawrence Beaumont (Forest Whitaker) to protect his son, Charlie (Justin Cornwell), after a drug deal gone wrong. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025 The man who once mocked piety had become a moral touchstone; the scold of American pretensions now dined with tycoons. Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tycoon
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magnate
Noun
  • Any frustration the Greek shipping magnate felt was understandable.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 12 May 2025
  • Descendants of Mary Lily Kenan – Henry Flagler’s third wife – continue the tradition begun in 1895, when the railroad magnate built the Palm Beach Inn on the site to complement his nearby Royal Poinciana Hotel.
    Thomas Swick, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025

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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tycoon. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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