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Real footage of the settlers, taken by G. Allan Hancock, a wealthy oilman and philanthropist, during his trips to the Galapagos Islands, plays over the end credits.
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EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Texas oilman Solomon Brachman, a founding member of the Fort Worth Petroleum Club, entered the oil business in an unlikely place — Marietta, Ohio, a county seat near the confluence of Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2025
Neither prosecutors nor the oilman would comment.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Hill, the granddaughter of legendary oilman H.L. Hunt, promised to give away her entire fortune, with a focus on supporting science, during her lifetime.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Texas oilman Solomon Brachman, a founding member of the Fort Worth Petroleum Club, entered the oil business in an unlikely place — Marietta, Ohio, a county seat near the confluence of Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2025
Neither prosecutors nor the oilman would comment.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Hill, the granddaughter of legendary oilman H.L. Hunt, promised to give away her entire fortune, with a focus on supporting science, during her lifetime.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for oilman
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“Oilman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oilman. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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