proprietor
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However, there are other risks associated with being a sole proprietor that should be considered.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
There’s Harley Russell, ribald proprietor and performer at the Sandhills Curiosity Shop in Erick, Okla. There’s Fran Houser, the late, widely beloved proprietor of the Midpoint Cafe in Adrian, Texas.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
For Joshua Pollack, the New Jersey-born proprietor of Rosenberg’s Bagels & Delicatessen in Denver, making an authentic New York bagel starts with producing authentic New York water, which many consider essential.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
From a technical standpoint, Brent rising to $200 or even $240 a barrel is “becoming more likely,” Andrew Addison, proprietor of the Institutional View research service said in a note Sunday.
From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026
The proprietor had just lighted a hanging oil lamp which gave off an unclean but friendly smell.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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