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magnate

[mag-neyt, -nit] / ˈmæg neɪt, -nɪt /


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In the past, the former New York property magnate has often trumpeted a negotiating style that relies on maximalist positions in order to extract more from a deal.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

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

Hotel magnate Thomas Pritzker once replied to him saying “Please excuse my lack of typos.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 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

The parade ended at Darling Stadium, the namesake of the oyster magnate whose creative entrepreneurship had brokered the land deal with the federal government for the Langley laboratory a half century before.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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