as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a media baron who owns newspapers, television and radio stations, and even several cable networks
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In 1938, the bandshell was added by beer baron Emil Blatz.
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Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
Heading up the Americans was none other than James Stillman Rockefeller, a grandnephew of oil baron John D. Rockefeller.
—Rosemary Counter, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
There’s also Briarcliff Entertainment’s U.S. acquisition of the Donald Trump biopic, The Apprentice starring Sebastian Stan as the young real estate baron, Jeremy Strong as his notorious mentor as Roy Cohn and Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova as Ivana Trump.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
Advertisement When a tech baron like Ballmer wants it, state legislators and Newsom seem more than happy to oblige.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
Heading up the Americans was none other than James Stillman Rockefeller, a grandnephew of oil baron John D. Rockefeller.
—Rosemary Counter, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
There’s also Briarcliff Entertainment’s U.S. acquisition of the Donald Trump biopic, The Apprentice starring Sebastian Stan as the young real estate baron, Jeremy Strong as his notorious mentor as Roy Cohn and Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova as Ivana Trump.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
Advertisement When a tech baron like Ballmer wants it, state legislators and Newsom seem more than happy to oblige.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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James Dyson, the business magnate behind electronics giant Dyson, slammed Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s measures to increase taxes, including on the inheritance of farmland worth above £1 million in value.BYPrarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024
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Trump has taken up an idea floated by Musk to create a government efficiency commission, and said the tech magnate would be a big part of the commission.Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
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The very real-life British tycoon Robert Maxwell as Rogers’ main competitor also features along with Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev, as the licensing battles took place against the backdrop of the changing situation in the USSR.John Bleasdale, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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Kyocera was founded in 1959 by the late Japanese tycoon Kazuo Inamori, who also established the predecessor of the country’s telecoms giant KDDI.Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Photo: Compass This co-op is a true one-bedroom that fits a king bed and has an actually usable dining room-slash-office area off of the kitchen (which isn’t huge but has a good amount of counter space).Clio Chang, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
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The king restricted himself to constitutional duties for a period of time, scrapping public visits in the early part of the year following his diagnosis in February.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Baron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baron. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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