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tycoon

[tahy-koon] / taɪˈkun /


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No matter what you know about the 20th century oil tycoon, you likely associate him with art.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

Other high profile billionaires have left the UK, including including steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal and most recently the UK's third biggest taxpayer, hedge-fund boss Chris Rokos.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

In response, the government appointed a high-level task force led by tech tycoon Nandan Nilekani to recommend reforms and restore confidence in the examination system.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

On Wednesday, Maltese tycoon Yorgen Fenech, who had been accused of masterminding it, was acquitted by a court in Valletta.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

And the newspaper tycoon says that the architect is a very cold man.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky

Henry Ford described Five-Dollar Day in terms rarely used by industrial tycoons.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

Global tycoons looked to city real estate as a glamorous safe haven for money.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

Here are a couple of rules for anyone thinking of investing in cryptocurrencies, courtesy of one of the biggest crypto tycoons on the planet:

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2026

And apart from Chen Zhi, none of the tycoons accused of hosting the compounds behind their casinos has yet been touched.

From BBC Apr. 6, 2026

What came out was a hodgepodge of factories, primitive huts, and fabulous ranches owned by evil tycoons who had pretty daughters.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer




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