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Recent Examples of businessman
Crane’s thinking and more came to mind while reading prominent Australian businessman Ron Manners’ new book, The Impatient Libertarian: Which Road Ahead?
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John Tamny, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Tepper, a hands-on businessman who is a hedge fund billionaire, is the sort of owner who wants to talk to his decision-makers, both to understand their rationale and to sometimes challenge it.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
While Christie’s handled that sale, Sotheby’s later teamed up with Pierre Bergé & Associés to sell hundreds of items spanning from antiquity to modern art culled from the businessman’s homes in Paris, Normandy, Provence and Morocco.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
President Theodore Roosevelt also appointed a businessman to lead the reforming Keep Commission in 1905, but his progressive ethos and movement is exactly what DOGE wants reversed.
—Thomas J. Greitens, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2025
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John Tamny, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Tepper, a hands-on businessman who is a hedge fund billionaire, is the sort of owner who wants to talk to his decision-makers, both to understand their rationale and to sometimes challenge it.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
While Christie’s handled that sale, Sotheby’s later teamed up with Pierre Bergé & Associés to sell hundreds of items spanning from antiquity to modern art culled from the businessman’s homes in Paris, Normandy, Provence and Morocco.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
President Theodore Roosevelt also appointed a businessman to lead the reforming Keep Commission in 1905, but his progressive ethos and movement is exactly what DOGE wants reversed.
—Thomas J. Greitens, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for businessman
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The crew includes Chun Wang of Malta, an entrepreneur who made a fortune in cryptocurrency and an avid adventurer.Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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Marketing veteran Alice Sykes is another entrepreneur who sees great potential in the U.S. market.Samantha Conti, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
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During the 1985 Christmas season, a coal merchant in an Irish village makes a troubling discovery.The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Further afield, a merchant vessel found off of Israel’s coast, about 5,900 feet beneath the surface of the Mediterranean Sea, made headlines as the oldest deep-sea shipwreck identified to date.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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Friday’s jobs report means traders see it as a near certainty that the Fed will not cut interest rates at its next meeting later this month.Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Since September, traders have dialed back their expectations for rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, and Donald Trump won the presidential election with a platform that calls for higher tariffs across the board.Jesse Pound, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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When he was sent to the camp, he was forced to sell everything to white buyers for pennies on the dollar.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Most estimations have Isak between the €60 million ($62 million) and €90 million ($93 million) bracket, while Newcastle—likely as a deterrent to buyers—sees the Swede’s price converting to approximately €170 million ($185 million), The Telegraph understands.Henry Flynn, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Businessman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businessman. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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