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tycoon

[tahy-koon] / taɪˈkun /


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The high-profile media tycoon was also a sailor, a conservationist who was one of the largest U.S. landowners, and a major philanthropist who helped set a model for generous giving by billionaires.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 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

Clement did indeed mention the man then known as a real estate tycoon and reality-TV host, however.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

As the tycoon outfitted his country estate, he demanded that every touch be just so, down to the selection of the family dog.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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