businesspeople

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They're great businesspeople - that's why they've done so well for all these years, so I'm fascinated to see what the future holds and how it works for Josh Allen.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Derivatives are sophisticated financial products initially developed to help professional investors and businesspeople manage financial risks.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

You have a sister-in-law-to-be who’s one of the great businesspeople of our time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Department of Justice in January charged former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao in an alleged bribery scheme involving local businesspeople David Trung Duong and Andy Hung Duong.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

The commercial potential for the stuff–which soon became known as phosphorus, from Greek and Latin roots meaning "light bearing"–was not lost on eager businesspeople, but the difficulties of manufacture made it too costly to exploit.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson