tycoon
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“I had a great meal, always have a great meal, and I would just tell the Martha’s Vineyard set to give it a try,” the finance tycoon told the press outside the restaurant.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026
US tech tycoon Elon Musk is "truly a genius" for deploying thousands of satellites into orbit, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, as Moscow seeks to develop its own satellite internet network.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
But, like its two main domestic competitors—Mr. Ambani’s Jio Satellite Communications and Eutelsat OneWeb, in which rival tycoon Sunil Bharti Mittal holds a stake—Starlink has yet to launch commercial operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The tycoon had two young children with his first wife Sonja Madzikanda, from whom he split in 2024 and was still embroiled in a messy court case over the divorce settlement.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
I don’t mean to suggest, of course, that every software tycoon in Silicon Valley was born in 1955.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Today’s tycoons represent a greater concentration of wealth than has been seen in the U.S., possibly ever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Over the last decade, preservation has become a focal point in Broad Beach, a hyper-exclusive enclave where celebrities and business tycoons spend tens of millions of dollars for homes right on the water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Equity receivership, a bankruptcy-like proceeding used to reorganize troubled companies, was a favorite method that many of these tycoons deployed to outplay their rivals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
And apart from Chen Zhi, none of the tycoons accused of hosting the compounds behind their casinos has yet been touched.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
I direct these observations to officers and tycoons, also.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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