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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

The most valuable songbook of the century now belonged to a television baron.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

“Woof, ahwoo, a-woof, ahwoo! Catchy tune, what?” the baron said, tapping his foot.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Clark did not outline how a "brake pedal" for AI research and development could be created, but drew a parallel between AI and the oil boom and barons of the turn of the last century.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

But mining barons, whose operations have turned from true artisanal mining to multi-million dollar operations using large machinery and fleets of small planes, have adapted quickly.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

She also analyzed just how rich the robber barons of "The Gilded Age" are.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Ours is a history in which New York robber barons used the promise of belonging to splinter the poor into factions and manipulate them into fighting among themselves during the Gilded Age.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2026

Such barons as these have their own dominions and subjects, who recognize them as masters and have natural affection for them.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli