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proprietor

[pruh-prahy-i-ter] / prəˈpraɪ ɪ tər /


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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

A sole proprietor can generally contribute about 20% of adjusted net earnings, with no employee deferral or age 50 catch-up contribution.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Word quickly spread around Poultney as locals started googling the new proprietor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

There’s Harley Russell, ribald proprietor and performer at the Sandhills Curiosity Shop in Erick, Okla. There’s Fran Houser, the late, widely beloved proprietor of the Midpoint Cafe in Adrian, Texas.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

But his sanctuary at Bókin began to become known, and stories appeared in the press about his going there, together with interviews of the store’s proprietor, Bragi.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

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

However, the DfE confirmed its due diligence checks did not examine the financial background of independent schools' prospective proprietors.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024

As early as 1852 there was a restaurant at the summit and the proprietors were serving about a hundred meals a day.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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