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tycoon

[tahy-koon] / taɪˈkun /


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Besides Vance, Trump sent his usual emissaries, fellow real-estate tycoon Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Clement did indeed mention the man then known as a real estate tycoon and reality-TV host, however.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

A federal jury in California found Friday that tech tycoon Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders, driving down the company's share price as he was poised to buy it in a $44 billion deal.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

If anyone could save the Toon, sports store tycoon Mike Ashley reasoned, it was Alan Shearer.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 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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