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magnate

[mag-neyt, -nit] / ˈmæg neɪt, -nɪt /


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Morgan and steel magnate Andrew Mellon were known as “robber barons External link.”

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

Not only does the Korean magnate understandably detest that style, she has no love for Lindsay either.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

But when New York grocery and oil magnate John Catsimatidis tapped into his fortune for a passion project, he chose WABC, an AM radio station well past its glory years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The hopefuls included the daughter of late autocrat Alberto Fujimori, a comedian who imitates his rivals, a fugitive, and a business magnate who has adopted the nickname Porky because of his chubby face.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The parade ended at Darling Stadium, the namesake of the oyster magnate whose creative entrepreneurship had brokered the land deal with the federal government for the Langley laboratory a half century before.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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