businessman
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In Foynes village across the estuary from the refinery, where a port handles its exports, local businessman John Cassels said the dilemma was clear.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Lehigh Acres sprang up more than 70 years ago when wealthy Chicago businessman Lee Ratner and some partners began buying thousands of acres of ranchland and eventually divided it into more than 100,000 residential lots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The 46-year-old, the son-in-law of the Indian billionaire businessman Lakshmi Mittal, had been a director and co-owner of Queens Park Rangers for 18 years before relinquishing his stake in the club on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The club was eventually bought by local businessman Frank Rothwell, with the supporters' foundation taking a 3% shareholding and a seat on the board.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
“What a smart little businessman you are. Even mothers need a vacation.”
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
Environmental campaigners welcomed Monday's conviction, saying it will serve as a deterrent to other politicians and businessmen financing the activities of illegal miners.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The two often present, especially in court documents, as simple businessmen just trying to make money.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Some of the rubbish dates back as far as the 1960s but the illegal waste was linked to two businessmen who were jailed for their role in the scandal in June last year.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
When I started traveling a lot, businessmen would order a drink and have a $20 bill and the flight attendant would have to go up and down the plane looking for change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
They employed it to build taller and taller buildings, cities in the sky inhabited by a new race of businessmen, whom some called “cliff-dwellers.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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