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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 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

Let you think of beetles or honey, sweet baron, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest” “Nonsense,” exclaimed the Wart.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White