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
But he was also a robber baron who gained control of the Northern Pacific and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2019
I am a robber baron brought down to date—modernized.
From The Ranchman by Seltzer, Charles Alden
