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"Now envision chandeliers all over the ceiling," the former real estate magnate sighed, speaking against a backdrop of a huge American flag.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Duke, the tobacco magnate who started Charlotte, N.C., power producer Duke Energy, recognized the hydroelectric potential of Saguenay early in the 20th century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

A Miami real estate magnate purchased the autographed road jersey, which Jordan wore during Game 2 of the 1988 Finals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Financed by Walter Chrysler, the motor magnate, the skyscraper's construction began in 1928 and was completed two years later.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

From John Sutter on to a “dress rehearsal” for a Confederate victory and through to resource magnates like Leland Stanford, readers will understand that a conflict between North and South also included the West.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In the beginning, this new movement was largely financed by a pair of Los Angeles oil magnates.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

Once these magnates were content to simply buy their local teams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

St John Harmsworth – brother of newspaper magnates Lords Northcliffe and Rothermere – made Perrier a byword for mineral water across the British empire.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025

As Lawrence rose in professional esteem, his social circle came to encompass the banking and oil magnates who had become his financial patrons.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik