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a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money
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Recent Examples of entrepreneur
Be a model, an artist, a fashion designer, an entrepreneur.
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Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Raúl Arias de Para, an ecotourism entrepreneur and a descendant of one of the country’s founding politicians, said talk of American military force stirred memories among his compatriots of the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989.
—Annie Correal, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Listen to City Cast Las Vegas’ Podcast The project is also realizing Musk’s notion of how government officials should deal with entrepreneurs: avoid lengthy reviews before building and instead impose fines later if anything goes awry.
—Daniel Rothberg, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
The Carroll Biz Challenge kick-off event for entrepreneurs will be taking place at Carroll Community College, Feb. 4.
—Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
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Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Raúl Arias de Para, an ecotourism entrepreneur and a descendant of one of the country’s founding politicians, said talk of American military force stirred memories among his compatriots of the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989.
—Annie Correal, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Listen to City Cast Las Vegas’ Podcast The project is also realizing Musk’s notion of how government officials should deal with entrepreneurs: avoid lengthy reviews before building and instead impose fines later if anything goes awry.
—Daniel Rothberg, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
The Carroll Biz Challenge kick-off event for entrepreneurs will be taking place at Carroll Community College, Feb. 4.
—Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrepreneur
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Rodney Barreto, a Miami businessman who chairs the FWC commissioner, wrote in an email to the Herald last year that officers pursued all legal options to collect evidence.David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Johnson is a member of an ownership group headed by businessman Josh Harris that purchased the Commanders for $6.05 billion during the summer of 2023.Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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During the 1985 Christmas season, a coal merchant in an Irish village makes a troubling discovery.The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Further afield, a merchant vessel found off of Israel’s coast, about 5,900 feet beneath the surface of the Mediterranean Sea, made headlines as the oldest deep-sea shipwreck identified to date.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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Friday’s jobs report means traders see it as a near certainty that the Fed will not cut interest rates at its next meeting later this month.Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Since September, traders have dialed back their expectations for rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, and Donald Trump won the presidential election with a platform that calls for higher tariffs across the board.Jesse Pound, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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When he was sent to the camp, he was forced to sell everything to white buyers for pennies on the dollar.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Most estimations have Isak between the €60 million ($62 million) and €90 million ($93 million) bracket, while Newcastle—likely as a deterrent to buyers—sees the Swede’s price converting to approximately €170 million ($185 million), The Telegraph understands.Henry Flynn, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Entrepreneur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrepreneur. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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