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
The situations in which the 61-year-old Emirati found himself embroiled were the type of things that would typically force the resignation of a politician or a captain of industry.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2023
Behind it are intricate algorithms, and the ability to manipulate them fuels Zuckerberg’s rise from social misfit to captain of industry.
From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2011
Practically every business had been threatened and more than one captain of industry blustered openly, but paid his weekly tribute silently in order to protect his business, family, and home.
From The Rat Racket by Kotzky, Alex
