baron

I’ve pointed to the example of Sam Insull, the 1920s utility baron who electrified the economy but ended up broke.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

To launch the biggest offering ever, the space baron is drawing on his real power: everyday investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026

Not because Mullin, a wealthy plumbing baron from Oklahoma who’s served in Washington since 2013, has a distinguished legislative record.

From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2026

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

Penelope glanced at the baroness, who had turned pale with fear and was gesticulating wildly at the baron.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

The ruthless machinations of Gilded Age robber barons are transposed to New York’s hotels and banquet rooms—a story of love marketed to the highest bidder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Clark did not outline how a "brake pedal" for AI research and development could be created, but drew a parallel between AI and the oil boom and barons of the turn of the last century.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Morgan and steel magnate Andrew Mellon were known as “robber barons External link.”

From Barron's ● May 2, 2026

California agricultural barons the Resnicks have directed hundreds of millions of dollars toward climate change research.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

He kept the minds of the barons of Castile occupied with this, so that, concentrating on that war, they did not consider rebellion.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli