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Recent Examples of businessperson
This heavy bond buying and the remarkable fall in yields announces in other words that neither the Chinese householder nor the Chinese businessperson has any expectation of getting good returns from real economic activity.
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Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
In Russia’s crony capitalist system, success and survival in business depend on the protection of powerful patrons who can shelter a businessperson or a company from raids by bigger competitors or overzealous tax officials.
—Joseph R. Biden, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2017
To put it another way, no rational businessperson would pay the net present value of a business simply to buy the property, as is implicit in Beasley Timber's position equating the two values.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
As early as 2018, Adams and an unidentified staff member were in communication with a Turkish businessperson who funneled tens of thousands of dollars to straw donors for Adams' 2021 mayoral campaign, according to the indictment.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2024
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Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
In Russia’s crony capitalist system, success and survival in business depend on the protection of powerful patrons who can shelter a businessperson or a company from raids by bigger competitors or overzealous tax officials.
—Joseph R. Biden, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2017
To put it another way, no rational businessperson would pay the net present value of a business simply to buy the property, as is implicit in Beasley Timber's position equating the two values.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
As early as 2018, Adams and an unidentified staff member were in communication with a Turkish businessperson who funneled tens of thousands of dollars to straw donors for Adams' 2021 mayoral campaign, according to the indictment.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for businessperson
Noun
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Many pro-Union businessmen and residents fled Westport for more friendly environs such as St. Joseph or Leavenworth.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2025
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What if Kobe Bryant were now a 46-year-old businessman and filmmaker and author and philanthropist living in Newport and wielding influence all over Los Angeles, what would that look like?—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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Treating people complying with the law like criminals will only dissuade entrepreneurs from jumping through all the hoops to operate aboveground.—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Petro is Trump's choice for interim NASA chief, but the president has someone else in mind for the full job — billionaire tech entrepreneur and private spaceflight veteran Jared Isaacman, whom Trump formally nominated on Monday.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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The billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist threw down a hefty $94 million for a beachfront parcel in the swanky Paradise Cove enclave, adjacent to her three other purchases.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Jan. 2025
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The client list in recent years has also included foreign entities that have tried to leverage Ms. Bondi’s influence and connections, such as a firm once run by a Russian businesswoman convicted in Kuwait of embezzling tens of millions of dollars worth of government funds.—
Eric Lipton,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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The places that ranked the hottest tend to be medium-sized cities with lower-than-average home prices, suggesting that buyers are seeking out cheaper homes amid rising prices.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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On distribution, apart from the more relevant new launches, buyers are moving ever more into non-exclusive deals, says Olzanski.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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This is great because the audience will have more choices for entertainment, and marketers like us will have to come up with fresher, more creative approaches.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Ndiaye said a marketer offered to pay $1 million for an hour of Wembanyama’s time to promote a brand at the All-Star game last year.—
Tania Ganguli,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Home sales skidded to a fresh low in 2024 as high mortgage rates and property prices kept buyers and sellers on the sidelines of the housing market.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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In a more balanced market between buyers and sellers, there is a 4- to 6-month supply.—
ALEX VEIGA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Businessperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businessperson. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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