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tycoon

[tahy-koon] / taɪˈkun /


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But Trump, a former property tycoon and reality television star before his improbable political rise, has always been a different kind of president.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Tech tycoon Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, has also posted numerous times on the platform about the police response to the stabbing.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

At one point, I looked up and saw Kathy Hilton and her husband, the real estate tycoon Rick Hilton, sitting at the table across from us.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

The disgraced tycoon is serving a life sentence for embezzling from a major Vietnamese bank and has been ordered to return $27bn in reparations.

From BBC • May 21, 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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