businessman

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Since becoming president, Trump has essentially replicated the formula that characterized his career as a businessman: promoting his name like a brand, engraved in gold letters on his golf clubs, hotels and merchandise.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The tender was awarded to controversial businessman Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala's company Medicare24 Tshwane District in 2024 and was meant to provide health services to the police.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

There was a rich businessman whose free-spending ad blitz made him inescapable on the airwaves.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Siamak Namazi, an Iranian-American businessman, spent eight years in Evin prison before being released in a 2023 prisoner swap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

They were confident that when the judge heard from them all and realized that the police had imprisoned a well-known businessman, the judge might very well release him that day.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers