baron
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Not because Mullin, a wealthy plumbing baron from Oklahoma who’s served in Washington since 2013, has a distinguished legislative record.
From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2026
The most valuable songbook of the century now belonged to a television baron.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Anna Murdoch-Mann, writer and ex-wife of media baron Rupert Murdoch, has died aged 81, his media outlets have announced.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
She plunges into the ground, stuck but immediately on a mission: This woman is a spirit charged with guiding the soul of a dying oil baron into the afterlife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
“Your baron has pledged fifty men from this district, one from each family,” he said, and then named the family names.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
The ruthless machinations of Gilded Age robber barons are transposed to New York’s hotels and banquet rooms—a story of love marketed to the highest bidder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
“There used to be a lot of barons but now he’s the only guy,” Kuper said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
Morgan and steel magnate Andrew Mellon were known as “robber barons External link.”
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
From Koli fisherfolk to colonial planners, and from Bollywood stars to textile barons, many have shaped the western Indian city's landscape and identity.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
He had lain awake all night, imagining how he was going to beat the best barons in England, and he had not been able to eat his breakfast.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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