proprietor
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In January 2025, the cafe was fined £18,000 and its proprietor Baris Yucel was given 100 hours of community service after admitting six criminal charges related to the Food Safety Act.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“It’s the same as the ingredients that built the Israelis,” said Eyal Shani, the Israeli chef and Miznon’s proprietor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
However, there are other risks associated with being a sole proprietor that should be considered.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
The proprietor of Los Angeles’ legendary Clifton’s has given up on reopening the shuttered venue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
“What did any Bolton ever know o’ honor?” said the Eel’s proprietor as he filled their cups with more brown wine.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The proprietors of Presley’s material are demanding more than $41 million in damages.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
The change would be even harder for landscapers who work as sole proprietors, with a single vehicle and limited space for charging and storing equipment.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Bucket shop patrons were positioned heavily for Amalgamated to rise, so the proprietors shorted the stock “to establish as low a quotation as possible,” the Journal wrote.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
The proprietors of Desert 5 Spot in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood also pride themselves on having an eclectic playlist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
There were no pheasant-shooting proprietors then, to see that the undergrowth was thinned, and not one thousandth part of the number of the present-day timber merchants who prune judiciously at the few remaining woods.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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