tycoon

Example Sentences

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Clement did indeed mention the man then known as a real estate tycoon and reality-TV host, however.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

If anyone could save the Toon, sports store tycoon Mike Ashley reasoned, it was Alan Shearer.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

He’s an amoral tycoon who would enslave an entire country to make a buck.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Archer has formed a partnership with a real-estate tycoon to develop an air-taxi network in South Florida, and it will serve as the official air-taxi provider for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

I don’t mean to suggest, of course, that every software tycoon in Silicon Valley was born in 1955.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell