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magnate

[mag-neyt, -nit] / ˈmæg neɪt, -nɪt /


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Mr. Trump went from New York real estate magnate directly to the presidency, becoming the first born-and-bred New York Republican in the White House since Theodore Roosevelt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 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 the early hours of Jan. 3, energy magnate Harry Sargeant III was in bed at his waterfront Florida mansion, struggling to fall to sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

In the mid-1920s, Howard began to live like the magnate he had become.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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