businesspeople
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Co-owner Ranjit Mathrani says generals, civil servants and businesspeople who had links with India first came here, along with expatriate Indians.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
Derivatives are sophisticated financial products initially developed to help professional investors and businesspeople manage financial risks.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025
Schools, the businesspeople, “the establishment” that sees to society’s order.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
Department of Justice in January charged former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao in an alleged bribery scheme involving local businesspeople David Trung Duong and Andy Hung Duong.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025
The commercial potential for the stuff–which soon became known as phosphorus, from Greek and Latin roots meaning "light bearing"–was not lost on eager businesspeople, but the difficulties of manufacture made it too costly to exploit.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.