proprietor

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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

The spokesperson said it was now the council's intention to remove the waste and recover the cost of doing so from the proprietor.

From BBC

The proprietor, who gave his family name, Guo, said that some businesses like his had failed during the pandemic but that the survivors were back.

From New York Times

The proprietor was an 81-year-old woman, a Polish emigre who fed him, washed his clothes, lavished him with care and complimented him on his “really great legs” as he headed to the Bayonne Bridge.

From Washington Post

On some days, it feels as if half the pub next to the stadium is filled with American visitors, said Avalon-Thomas, who is close friends with the proprietor.

From Washington Post