oligarch
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For nearly two decades, Roman Abramovich was the most famous Russian oligarch in the UK, welcomed in London where he bought Chelsea Football Club in 2003 and bankrolled the club's most successful period.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
"We can never trust what an oligarch says because all they do -- they're disingenuous and they lie," Bannon said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
A Tomales Bay Capital spokesperson said that the oligarch “had no involvement with the investment.”
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
Those Russians include Chemezov; Arkady Rotenberg, a longtime associate of Putin; and Igor Kesaev, an oligarch involved in arms manufacturing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
A translator explained he was part owner of the hotel as well as a local oligarch who controlled Siberian gas and oil fields.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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