robber baron
Example Sentences
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Government and private money are flowing in quantities that would make a Gilded Age robber baron blush.
From MarketWatch β Dec. 23, 2025
And of course, Disney keeps mining "Star Wars" and Marvel like a robber baron.
From Salon β Jun. 13, 2022
Jay Gould, a robber baron of the late 19th century who helped build the U.S. railroad network system, funded deals partly with wealth accumulated through his Wall Street gambles.
From New York Times β May 20, 2022
Gates became interested in immunizations in the late 1990s, when Microsoft was facing an antitrust case that cast him as a modern-day robber baron.
From Seattle Times β Nov. 23, 2020
The robber baron, Sir Jacobus Kloon, swiped, — as Froissart has it, — the Esthonian gems, and under agreement to deliver them to you, I suppose, thought better of it and attempted to abscond.
From The Flaming Jewel by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
