rainmakers

Example Sentences

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Davis Polk has cemented itself in recent years as a top player in the industry, growing its private-equity and dealmaking work and going on a hiring spree of top corporate rainmakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"Upland forests are like natural rainmakers," Jiang said.

From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2025

Fitness centers weren’t always considered desirable rainmakers by landlords.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2021

Daffey will help Goldman “plan for further changes” during the transition period, the memo said, as top rainmakers and traders are expected to be more scattered across the continent.

From Reuters • Mar. 9, 2020

It did almost seem as if we Marines were rainmakers.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac