captain of industry
Example Sentences
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His excellent training saves the show’s favorite captain of industry.
From Salon • Aug. 11, 2025
At one of these meetings, I was meeting with a captain of industry, a very important person.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025
There's laughter, sandcastle construction and everyone - whether they're a captain of industry or a truck driver - is enjoying the great embrace of the ocean.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2023
The male cheerleader was something of a campus eminence, regarded as an up-and-coming entrepreneur and future captain of industry.
From Slate • Dec. 22, 2017
One admires the ruthlessness of a Napoleon at war or of a captain of industry in the sharp industrial competition of the nineteenth century, not because it is ruthless, but because it is power.
From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Edman, Irwin
