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an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county
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At the height of the Greek junta, Irma is murdered by her husband, a tycoon, on their private island.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
The debut comes after the tycoon—son of famed Hong Kong businessman Li Ka-shing—tried to take the company public in New York in 2021, which was abandoned after regulatory scrutiny.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025
The 76-year-old tycoon, who’s notched a respectable track record of reviving ailing businesses, exudes confidence.
—Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
On a tiny Caribbean island near Costa Rica, a megalomaniacal tycoon (Richard Attenborough) has set up an animal preserve that is half theme park, half monstrous Bronx Zoo.
—David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
The debut comes after the tycoon—son of famed Hong Kong businessman Li Ka-shing—tried to take the company public in New York in 2021, which was abandoned after regulatory scrutiny.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025
The 76-year-old tycoon, who’s notched a respectable track record of reviving ailing businesses, exudes confidence.
—Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
On a tiny Caribbean island near Costa Rica, a megalomaniacal tycoon (Richard Attenborough) has set up an animal preserve that is half theme park, half monstrous Bronx Zoo.
—David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2025
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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tycoon. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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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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