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proprietor

[pruh-prahy-i-ter] / prəˈpraɪ ɪ tər /


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However, there are other risks associated with being a sole proprietor that should be considered.

From MarketWatch May 26, 2026

From a technical standpoint, Brent rising to $200 or even $240 a barrel is “becoming more likely,” Andrew Addison, proprietor of the Institutional View research service said in a note Sunday.

From Barron's Mar. 9, 2026

An affable, hyper-knowledgeable proprietor in his early 30s, Richardson repairs and resells analog music technology from the 1980s or earlier.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 20, 2026

One person moved by the tale was Morris Michtom, the proprietor of a Brooklyn, N.Y., candy store and newsstand.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

When we arrived it was quite empty, except for a policeman sitting near the door, the wife of the proprietor back of the zinc bar, and the proprietor himself.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

My grandmother, who was a friend of the proprietors of the fish market, got me the job.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 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

This should lead to, among other thing, higher after-tax earnings for sole proprietors and small firms; stronger loan demand for community banks; and better exit economics for early stage investors, SocGen reckons.

From MarketWatch Nov. 27, 2025

Once upon a time, western icon John Wayne would swing by and always sit in the same booth tucked in the back, according to the proprietors.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2025

The food was elegant and expensive, and the aisles were overflowing with great streams of flushed and merry proprietors, all stout and balding.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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