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industrialist

[in-duhs-tree-uh-list] / ɪnˈdʌs tri ə lɪst /


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Surging demand for refined petroleum products has boosted Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote’s wealth by some $4.86 billion this year, bringing his net worth to around $34.8 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The November 2024 indictment in New York accused the industrialist and multiple subordinates of deliberately misleading international investors as part of a vast bribery scheme.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

Then there was Frank Jay Gould, the son of the industrialist Jay Gould, and Frank’s wife, Florence, who, Mr. Harding tells us, “was believed to have worked with members of German military intelligence.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 2026

His fat cat industrialist Zsa-Zsa Korda is no underground rebel.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2026

People particularly enjoyed taking in the Pullman porters, the Black men whom industrialist George Pullman hired to serve the sleeper cars on his trains.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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