magnate
Example Sentences
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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
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
Witkoff, a former real estate magnate, is Donald Trump's special envoy and Kushner is the US president's son-in-law.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
"I build under budget, ahead of schedule," the former real estate magnate boasted.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 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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