magnate
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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
"That's been sort of a side effect of the modern world," said Wright, a former fracking magnate.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
In New York, the sisters arranged a magnetic healing session with multimillionaire financier and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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