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Recent Examples of businessman
The victims included Frank Conner, 33, a banker; Harold Sherburne, 66, a businessman; James Gezork, 32, an executive visiting from Wilmington, Del.; and Alejandro Berger, 28, a chemical company executive from Philadelphia.
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
One of Barcode’s top investors was a businessman named Karim Maachi, who had a close relationship with Wembanyama’s agents.
—Tania Ganguli, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
His father, Ho Rih Hwa, was a businessman who co-founded the Thai Wah Public Company and headed the Wah Chang Group, conglomerates with operations across Asia.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
Johnson is a member of an ownership group headed by businessman Josh Harris that purchased the Commanders for $6.05 billion during the summer of 2023.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
One of Barcode’s top investors was a businessman named Karim Maachi, who had a close relationship with Wembanyama’s agents.
—Tania Ganguli, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
His father, Ho Rih Hwa, was a businessman who co-founded the Thai Wah Public Company and headed the Wah Chang Group, conglomerates with operations across Asia.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
Johnson is a member of an ownership group headed by businessman Josh Harris that purchased the Commanders for $6.05 billion during the summer of 2023.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for businessman
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Treating people complying with the law like criminals will only dissuade entrepreneurs from jumping through all the hoops to operate aboveground.—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Americans are explorers, builders, innovators, entrepreneurs and pioneers.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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To further secure financial transactions, a third-party merchant handles card processing, while AWS manages physical security under the SOC3 assessment.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
16 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,
15 Jan. 2025
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According to Politico, Lighthizer would have been interested in the jobs of Treasury or Commerce Secretary, but those positions had gone to Wall Street insiders: the currency trader Scott Bessent got Treasury, and Commerce went to the major cryptocurrency investor Howard Lutnick.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2025
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Bitcoin and crypto prices have swung wildly this week as traders brace for U.S. president Donald Trump to drop a bitcoin price bombshell.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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On distribution, apart from the more relevant new launches, buyers are moving ever more into non-exclusive deals, says Olzanski.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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The places that ranked the hottest tend to be medium-sized cities with lower-than-average home prices, suggesting that buyers are seeking out cheaper homes amid rising prices.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Businessman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businessman. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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