tycoon

Example Sentences

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But tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan, who chairs several major utilities companies, backed the emergency powers.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The posts came hours after tech tycoon Elon Musk offered to cover the salaries of US airport security personnel who have been working without pay since mid-February because of the partial government shutdown.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Steve Witkoff, Trump’s former fellow real-estate tycoon, now his chief emissary to crises around the world, suggested as much in an interview on Fox News over the weekend.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Nitibhon, a Thai supermodel, plays her tycoon as comically drab, keeping her gaunt cheeks slack to emphasize her character’s hollowness.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

As a result of the scam, Woodhull tricked the seventy-four-year-old tycoon into believing she and her sister had mystical powers.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling