baron

Example Sentences

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Anna Murdoch-Mann, writer and ex-wife of media baron Rupert Murdoch, has died aged 81, his media outlets have announced.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

The most valuable songbook of the century now belonged to a television baron.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Government and private money are flowing in quantities that would make a Gilded Age robber baron blush.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

Designed in 1950 by architect Robert Byrd, the ranch was built for oil baron Waite Phillips and later owned by actors Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck, who hosted parties at the residence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

When no one accosted me, I sheathed the swords and walked about like a guest until I found the baron.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston