rainmakers
Example Sentences
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Erin Mulvaney explains how the Wachtell defections reflect a broader trend of elite New York firms losing ground to bigger rivals, where rainmakers play high-stakes musical chairs for pay packages rivaling those of NBA stars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
"Upland forests are like natural rainmakers," Jiang said.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2025
The partnership's "overly collegial" culture made staff reluctant to call out misbehavior, especially from "rainmakers" who were described as "untouchables" to whom "the rules don't always apply", the review also found.
From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2023
While much of the state moved out of drought conditions after strong winter and spring atmospheric river storms, Simeral said the Mojave didn’t benefit as much from those rainmakers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
It did almost seem as if we Marines were rainmakers.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
