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magnate

[mag-neyt, -nit] / ˈmæg neɪt, -nɪt /


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The line probably originated with steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, once the richest man in America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 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

The financial documents suggest one of the two major funders is a foundation run by sugar magnate Igor Khudokormov.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Likewise, Andy’s story starts when a magnate shutters her current job at a newspaper called the New York Vanguard, firing her and her colleagues for a $500-million tax write-off.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

In New York, the sisters arranged a magnetic healing session with multimillionaire financier and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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