robber baron
Example Sentences
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Morgan, the banker and robber baron, who started buying tourmaline and other jewels through Kunz.
From New York Times
Its lofty isolation inspired Eddy to build the counterweight cable-car system that sent two little wooden cars up and down “like a robber baron’s extravagant dumbwaiter,” wrote Jim Dawson in his book about Angels Flight.
From Los Angeles Times
They were on location for “The Gilded Age,” a robber baron costume drama from Julian Fellowes that will premiere on HBO in 2022.
From New York Times
Is Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg a robber baron?
From Seattle Times
Modern-day robber baron Elon Musk increased his wealth by $10.3 billion yesterday.
From The Guardian
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