robber baron
Example Sentences
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Government and private money are flowing in quantities that would make a Gilded Age robber baron blush.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025
And of course, Disney keeps mining "Star Wars" and Marvel like a robber baron.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2022
Jay Gould, a robber baron of the late 19th century who helped build the U.S. railroad network system, funded deals partly with wealth accumulated through his Wall Street gambles.
From New York Times • May 20, 2022
Describing it, he invoked the mustachioed robber baron: “It was made in the first decade of this century for J.P. Morgan.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2021
In the good old fighting days he would have been a splendid robber baron.
From A Modern Buccaneer by Boldrewood, Rolf
