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tycoon

[tahy-koon] / taɪˈkun /


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Tech tycoon Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, has also posted numerous times on the platform about the police response to the stabbing.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

US tech tycoon Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X and a friend of Vance's, has posted numerous times on the platform about the police response to the stabbing.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

At one point, I looked up and saw Kathy Hilton and her husband, the real estate tycoon Rick Hilton, sitting at the table across from us.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Jonathan Andic, 43, was detained by Catalan police on Tuesday as part of a renewed investigation into the death of the fashion tycoon, which was initially treated as an accident but was later reopened.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

I don’t mean to suggest, of course, that every software tycoon in Silicon Valley was born in 1955.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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