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magnate

[mag-neyt, -nit] / ˈmæg neɪt, -nɪt /


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Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, is leading the consortium.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

South African mining magnate Patrice Motsepe on Wednesday ruled out a future in politics, dismissing speculation that he could one day run for the country's presidency.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

As for Keogh the lint-roller magnate, he says his operation wasn’t so passive at first.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Then Miller enlisted investment help from his friend, railroad magnate Henry Huntington, transformed the boardinghouse into a hotel and renamed it.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

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

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Many excluded Indians altogether or admitted only a small number of princes and magnates.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Americans are well accustomed to ridiculously wealthy magnates assuming the same pose at their desks, or as Richard Branson did, on national TV.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2025

It is, by design, capable of confronting not merely individual wrongdoers but vast criminal networks and incalculably rich corporations and commercial magnates.

From Slate Nov. 20, 2024

Among the top Republican donors are hedge fund operators and investment bankers; natural resource magnates; and others with specific concerns about federal policies that might affect their enterprises.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 29, 2024

During the bidding, tensions among the magnates sometimes boiled over.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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