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magnate

[mag-neyt, -nit] / ˈmæg neɪt, -nɪt /


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Over his career Diller has reinvented himself as a studio executive, digital brand executive and magazine magnate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

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

The financial documents suggest one of the two major funders is a foundation run by sugar magnate Igor Khudokormov.

From BBC • May 15, 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

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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