tycoon
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Hui Ka Yan, the disgraced Chinese real-estate tycoon who once ranked among the world’s richest men, pleaded guilty to charges of financial misconduct and bribery last week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
And the biggest, by far, was Ben Hill Griffin Jr. Even Peter Pulitzer, grandson of publishing tycoon Joseph Pulitzer, amassed a citrus empire.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Clement did indeed mention the man then known as a real estate tycoon and reality-TV host, however.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
A federal jury in California found Friday that tech tycoon Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders, driving down the company's share price as he was poised to buy it in a $44 billion deal.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
As the tycoon outfitted his country estate, he demanded that every touch be just so, down to the selection of the family dog.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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