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baron

[bar-uhn] / ˈbær ən /
NOUN
nobleman
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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

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

The property baron offloaded one of his Tennessee homes back in 2021, selling the seven-bedroom, 8.5-bathroom abode, which is believed to have served as his primary residence, for $10.2 million in August of that year.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025

The baron who had drafted my brother would still be bearing sway over our village.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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