tycoon
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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
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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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