baron
Example Sentences
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“Ease” survived, but Abbe soon sold the work to railroad baron Collis Potter Huntington to help relieve his financial difficulties.
Like Mrs. Parish, who freshened up the Kennedy White House, and Mr. Hampton, who elevated the habitats of 1980s-era robber barons, Ms. Rheinstein brought an American freshness to English country style.
From New York Times
That property, owned by telecom baron Bruce McCaw, did not sell last year and is no longer listed.
From Seattle Times
Her aspiring real-estate baron of a twin brother thinks “all the music stuff I’m doing is hilarious,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times
For the past many years, higher sugar production has hammered local prices, hitting mills' financial health and making it hard for sugar barons to make timely payments to cane farmers.
From Reuters
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
