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an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county
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Watch Christmas Inheritance on Netflix A California Christmas As the son of a wealthy San Francisco real estate tycoon, a young man named Joseph (Josh Swickard) has lived a fairly easy life.
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Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
But its remote location limited its growth—something Egyptian property tycoon Samih Sawiris has worked to change.
—Gabriella Le Breton, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2024
Property tycoon Gordon Tang and his wife Celine have offered to buy out shares of Suntec REIT—which owns stakes in some of Singapore’s prime commercial properties in and around the Marina Bay financial district—in a deal valuing the landlord at over S$3.4 billion ($2.5 billion).
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
In 2021, the brand extended its partnership with Aston Martin and dressed F1 drivers Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll, who is the son of Lawrence Stroll, the Canadian clothing tycoon who is part-owner of Aston Martin.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 4 Dec. 2024
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Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
But its remote location limited its growth—something Egyptian property tycoon Samih Sawiris has worked to change.
—Gabriella Le Breton, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2024
Property tycoon Gordon Tang and his wife Celine have offered to buy out shares of Suntec REIT—which owns stakes in some of Singapore’s prime commercial properties in and around the Marina Bay financial district—in a deal valuing the landlord at over S$3.4 billion ($2.5 billion).
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
In 2021, the brand extended its partnership with Aston Martin and dressed F1 drivers Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll, who is the son of Lawrence Stroll, the Canadian clothing tycoon who is part-owner of Aston Martin.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tycoon. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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tycoon
noun
ty·coon
tī-ˈkün 
: a very wealthy and powerful business person
Etymology
Japanese taikun "shogun"
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