magnate

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Oodles of diplomatic energy have been expended on the unlikely relationship between the former human rights lawyer, Sir Keir Starmer and the former real estate magnate turned reality TV star, Donald Trump.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Mr. Trump went from New York real estate magnate directly to the presidency, becoming the first born-and-bred New York Republican in the White House since Theodore Roosevelt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

The announcement comes nearly a decade after news broke of business magnate David Geffen’s record-high $150-million donation toward the construction of a new museum building to be designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

"I'm not ripping it down, I'll be using the steel," Trump, a former construction magnate, told reporters in the Oval Office when asked if he planned to tear down the building.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

In the mid-1920s, Howard began to live like the magnate he had become.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand