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Recent Examples of businessman
When prominent businessmen got arrested, Mr. Calvey attributed it to their meddling in politics.
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Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
In July 2012, a renegade American businessman, Russ George, took a ship off the coast of British Columbia and dumped 100 tons of iron sulfate dust into the Pacific Ocean.
—Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2025
However, after a long desire to sell the mansion, businessman John Cooper eventually bought the property for even less.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
In 1902, in financial peril, a local businessman JH Davies bailed out the club, changed the name to Manchester United and bought a site at Stretford for a huge, initial £40,000.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
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Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
In July 2012, a renegade American businessman, Russ George, took a ship off the coast of British Columbia and dumped 100 tons of iron sulfate dust into the Pacific Ocean.
—Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2025
However, after a long desire to sell the mansion, businessman John Cooper eventually bought the property for even less.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
In 1902, in financial peril, a local businessman JH Davies bailed out the club, changed the name to Manchester United and bought a site at Stretford for a huge, initial £40,000.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for businessman
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Sun Tzu’s The Art of War has been a key text for entrepreneurs in their business strategy and sports coaches in their pursuit of victory.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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George Foreman, the boxing great who went on to become a grill entrepreneur and occasional TV star, has died.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Racers and visitors are advised to not park in any merchant lots.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
The Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2025
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This way, shoppers can get better recommendations while allowing merchants to promote key items more effectively.—
Shoplazza Contributor,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Even so, traders will be looking for any hints of a positive or negative tone in the Fed’s projections and public comments at the close of the panel’s two-day meeting Wednesday afternoon.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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For now, traders on Wall Street are largely expecting the Fed to deliver two or three rate cuts by the end of 2025.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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The protests are mostly in the US and Europe, where Tesla's sales are tanking as Musk alienates buyers with his role in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).—
Emily Forlini,
PCMAG,
21 Mar. 2025
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Jesse Whittock here taking you back over the week Netflix one-shotted its way to a TV hit and Asian film buyers decamped in Hong Kong.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Businessman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businessman. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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