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As the time ahead of Election Day dwindles, celebrities, entrepreneurs, and influential businesspeople have come out of the woodwork to throw their support behind one of the presidential candidates.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
Swiss zoologists, botanists, engineers, priests and nuns from missionary societies, merchants and rentier businesspeople, warlords and mercenaries ventured out to participate in plunder and looting as adjuncts or sidekicks of the stronger world powers and financiers.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
In terms of proliferation, more businesspeople beyond IT are making use of generative AI, the survey shows.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The handful of hotels in the city are more likely to be booked up by businesspeople from Taiwan and South Korea visiting the nearby semiconductor factories.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
Swiss zoologists, botanists, engineers, priests and nuns from missionary societies, merchants and rentier businesspeople, warlords and mercenaries ventured out to participate in plunder and looting as adjuncts or sidekicks of the stronger world powers and financiers.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
In terms of proliferation, more businesspeople beyond IT are making use of generative AI, the survey shows.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The handful of hotels in the city are more likely to be booked up by businesspeople from Taiwan and South Korea visiting the nearby semiconductor factories.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Businesspeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businesspeople. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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businesspeople
plural noun
busi·ness·peo·ple
-ˌspē-pəl 
: persons active in business
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