proprietor
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Word quickly spread around Poultney as locals started googling the new proprietor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
However, there are other risks associated with being a sole proprietor that should be considered.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
"We are suffering a lot," said Kishor Dulera, a tile unit proprietor who closed this factory and two others in early March, sending hundreds of workers home.
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026
The same could be said of Lesli Margherita’s Mrs. Lovett, the proprietor of a filthy and failing Fleet Street pie shop, but it’s a shakier case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
Clearly, the proprietor of the Secret Garden has not read or watched the news in the last nine months.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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
To keep costs low, the couple looks for contractors who are sole proprietors and don’t have to cover the overhead of a big company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 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
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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