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magnate

[mag-neyt, -nit] / ˈmæg neɪt, -nɪt /


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In the late 1850s, before Association Football rules had been decided back in England, Cornish native and mining magnate Frank Rule set up a cricket team in Pachuca.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

In the 1870s, Leland Stanford, the railroad magnate and benefactor of the university that bears his name, funded an effort to find out.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

A surfer and dog-collar magnate built his dream home on the coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Morgan and steel magnate Andrew Mellon were known as “robber barons External link.”

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

More than that, surely; a chocolate magnate, the creator of Amo.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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