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businessman

[biz-nis-man] / ˈbɪz nɪsˌmæn /


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He wasn’t sure, but he was a businessman, he told me.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

The veteran businessman had originally helmed the parks-to-movies conglomerate between 2005 and 2020, overseeing an expansion that brought mega-franchises like "Star Wars" into the Disney stable, making himself one of Hollywood's most indispensable executives.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

The businessman also owns The Washington Post and aerospace company Blue Origin and was ranked as the world's richest person in 2021.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

For anyone keeping score, that leaves Trump’s publicly stated resume including businessman, president, golf-course owner — and, apparently, one of the world’s foremost grass experts.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

The businessman was seated comfortably in seat 15C—an aisle seat.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Built shortly before World War I to complement the Left Bank’s Le Bon Marché department store, the hotel hosted visiting tourists, businessmen, families and conventions of professionals from all over Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

That’s because the group bought the team in 2010 for an estimated $480 million from American businessmen Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

While Kim grew closer to Kremlin-linked businessmen, her newly estranged husband, Bakalchuk, enlisted the support of Ramzan Kadyrov, a former warlord and current head of Chechnya who intervenes in business disputes in return for cash.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

The two often present, especially in court documents, as simple businessmen just trying to make money.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

For two months, merchants from cold northern Europe came to trade with businessmen from warm Italy.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson




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