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businessman

[biz-nis-man] / ˈbɪz nɪsˌmæn /


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The property was sold to luxury developer Dean McKillen, son of Irish businessman Paddy McKillen.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

As private enterprise flourished in the 1990s, he joined with a Dutch businessman to import electronic goods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

A second woman, related to the businessman died over the weekend.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

In 2023, Catapult Chief Executive Koch — the daughter of billionaire industrialist and businessman Charles Koch — launched another pet project in 2021, Unlikely Collaborators, a nonprofit storytelling and experiential organization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Now, sitting at a white-covered table in Protea Asokoro, waiting for Edusco, the businessman who wanted to buy his land, he imagined Ifemelu next to him, and wondered what she would make of Abuja.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

More recently, his marriage collapsed amid allegations of infidelity, while fresh reporting has raised questions about his relationships with wealthy donors and businessmen.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Journal also reported that Guilfoyle boasted of luxury trips and hotel stays funded by wealthy Greek businessmen, citing hundreds of messages, emails and other records, including recorded conversations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Rent-seeking doesn’t require corrupt businessmen scheming with corrupt politicians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

As The Times wrote, “hundreds of motion picture celebrities and wealthy society and businessmen and women in Palm Springs appealed to Los Angeles for aid.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

First came the people with actual inherited titles, such as baron or viscount; then came the wealthy landowners, and then the prosperous businessmen.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood


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