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businesswoman

[biz-nis-woom-uhn] / ˈbɪz nɪsˌwʊm ən /


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In October, the Commerce Department designated Hong Kong addresses associated with Liu Baoxia, a Chinese businesswoman accused of providing sensitive electronics from the U.S. to Iran for nearly two decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Gill has endometriosis - and is one of multiple women who contacted me following my interview with businesswoman turned endometriosis campaigner Sanju Pal in January.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Julia, a successful businesswoman in textile design, knows that her father will be alarmed at this impetuous engagement and will want to make sure that Johnny isn’t a gold digger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The volunteers' staging space, an events center in St. Paul, has been volunteered by a Somali businesswoman who made sweetened tea for the team.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

The lovely girl had turned into a steely-eyed businesswoman checking, adding the profits of her grades.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole