oligarch
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Abramovich's background as an oligarch meant the government froze his assets and threatened to conduct a full seizure.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The oligarch paid to rent out one of the private islands, where a reception was held and where guests slept.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
A source close to the investigation who asked not to be named told AFP that one of those wounded was Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
There’s also little chemistry in his scenes with Alicia Vikander, herself struggling to find dimension in a trophy girlfriend, whose greatest skill in an ever-changing Russia seems to be as an oligarch whisperer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Since he did not hesitate to explain his position in public every time he had the chance, for everyone but his own co-religionists he soon became a caricature of the picturesque, reactionary oligarch.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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