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magnate

[mag-neyt, -nit] / ˈmæg neɪt, -nɪt /


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The newly sanctioned ships and companies are controlled by oil shipping magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

In the past, the former New York property magnate has often trumpeted a negotiating style that relies on maximalist positions in order to extract more from a deal.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Hotel magnate Thomas Pritzker once replied to him saying “Please excuse my lack of typos.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Oodles of diplomatic energy have been expended on the unlikely relationship between the former human rights lawyer, Sir Keir Starmer and the former real estate magnate turned reality TV star, Donald Trump.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 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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