magnate
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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
The Victorian-era town with dramatic cliffs is on the windswept northeast coast and was developed as a resort by a Quaker mining and railroad magnate in 1861.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
This week, the Greek magnate made one of the boldest plays of his 55-year tanker career: sending at least five ships through the Strait of Hormuz while war flared across the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
The retail magnate was identified in a 2019 FBI document as a potential "co-conspirator".
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
Financial backers of both institutions—the Chemical Foundation in Columbia’s case and William Crocker, a banking and railroad magnate, in Berkeley’s case—seemed eager to pony up funds to cover Sloan’s further research.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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