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tycoon

[tahy-koon] / taɪˈkun /


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Nigerian oil tycoon Sanomi, meanwhile, gave a statement to the NCA in June 2017.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The Treasury Department, meanwhile, announced sanctions against Kok An, a Cambodian ruling-party senator and tycoon, and several companies owned by him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

And the biggest, by far, was Ben Hill Griffin Jr. Even Peter Pulitzer, grandson of publishing tycoon Joseph Pulitzer, amassed a citrus empire.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

In doing so, the tech tycoon broke with the company's previous approach of prioritizing development of free, open-access AI models such as Llama.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

As a result of the scam, Woodhull tricked the seventy-four-year-old tycoon into believing she and her sister had mystical powers.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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