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magnate

[mag-neyt, -nit] / ˈmæg neɪt, -nɪt /


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It has become a magnate not only for tourists, but also immigrants moving to destinations such as Medellín and Bogotá from the likes of the US, Canada and the UK.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

This week, the Greek magnate made one of the boldest plays of his 55-year tanker career: sending at least five ships through the Strait of Hormuz while war flared across the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

"That's been sort of a side effect of the modern world," said Wright, a former fracking magnate.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

In the early hours of Jan. 3, energy magnate Harry Sargeant III was in bed at his waterfront Florida mansion, struggling to fall to sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

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

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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