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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 painting, which came from the private collection of media magnate SI Newhouse, is also now the fourth most expensive artwork ever sold at auction, according to ARTnews.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

The parade ended at Darling Stadium, the namesake of the oyster magnate whose creative entrepreneurship had brokered the land deal with the federal government for the Langley laboratory a half century before.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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