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Recent Examples of businessman
Jay, widely considered the preeminent businessman in hip-hop, should at least entertain the conversation because – from a viewership standpoint, who wouldn’t want to see Drake?
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Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2025
The outspoken businessman has mostly stayed out of the public eye since Chinese authorities scuttled a blockbuster initial public offering of Alibaba Group affiliate Ant Group in November 2020, after his public criticism of the country’s regulatory system enraged Beijing.
—Anniek Bao,ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025
The high risk often is a key reason that some Ukrainian businessmen privately express skepticism about the deal.
—Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
But Forest’s owner, the Greek businessman Evangelos Marinakis, has exceptionally deep pockets.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2025
The outspoken businessman has mostly stayed out of the public eye since Chinese authorities scuttled a blockbuster initial public offering of Alibaba Group affiliate Ant Group in November 2020, after his public criticism of the country’s regulatory system enraged Beijing.
—Anniek Bao,ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025
The high risk often is a key reason that some Ukrainian businessmen privately express skepticism about the deal.
—Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
But Forest’s owner, the Greek businessman Evangelos Marinakis, has exceptionally deep pockets.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for businessman
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But Trump and his chief adviser on slashing government programs, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, have called for all federal funding for NPR, PBS and public broadcasting to be eliminated.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Virgil Abloh Foundation, established by Shannon Abloh and her family to continue the legacy of her late husband, designer and entrepreneur Virgil Abloh, has named Dana Loatman as its first executive director.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
26 Feb. 2025
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Amazon already gives its merchants the ability to have AI dynamically set prices, so adding agentic functions for even more powerful automation is a no-brainer.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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In the meantime, local merchants have found several creative ways of bringing visitors to the street, including a skating rink during the holidays.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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The trader had meant to sell just $58 million worth of stocks, but accidentally issued an order to sell $444 billion, the majority of which was blocked before being sold.—
William Gavin,
Quartz,
28 Feb. 2025
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Volatility gripped markets as traders closed out a dismal February that wiped out some gains.—
John Towfighi,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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And so this near-term correction is likely to continue until enough buyers are flushed out, or the narrative shifts.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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Strong Fundamentals Draw Diverse Investors To Free Market Multifamily Every type of investor, including institutional, international and private buyers, was attracted to free market multifamily last year because the fundamentals for these assets are strong.—
Shimon Shkury,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Businessman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businessman. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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