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tycoon

[tahy-koon] / taɪˈkun /


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As baby boomers grapple with securing the future of their art collections, the cosmetics tycoon gave the Met a seismic gift: his $1.5 billion collection of German and Austrian art.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

“I had a great meal, always have a great meal, and I would just tell the Martha’s Vineyard set to give it a try,” the finance tycoon told the press outside the restaurant.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would speak to tech tycoon Elon Musk, head of SpaceX, if Kyiv was having problems with the communications platform.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

There’s even a computer-generated Elon, a by-product of Gibney not securing a face-to-face interview with the tycoon himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

There was this one part where the main character, who is this architect, is sitting on a boat with his best friend, who is a newspaper tycoon.

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

Over those decades, tycoons have leveraged their fortunes to shape the state with their railroads, mines, newspapers, oil businesses and ranching and agriculture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Today’s tycoons represent a greater concentration of wealth than has been seen in the U.S., possibly ever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

That is being paid by billionaire Roman Karkosik, a 75-year-old who is regularly listed as one of Poland's richest tycoons.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 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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