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Recent Examples of businessman
In 2015, federal authorities said, Gabrielli accidentally set himself on fire while torching the Mercedes-Benz of a Queens businessman who had stopped making his annual payoffs to an irate mob captain involved in an extortion scheme.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
The state’s former governor, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, has faced widespread accusations of collusion with drug trafficking groups and is even accused of ordering the killing of a local businessman.
—Nathaniel Parish Flannery, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Phil Robertson — the star of the popular A&E reality television series Duck Dynasty, a professional hunter and businessman — has died at the age of 79, his son and daughter-in-law announced on social media today.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 25 May 2025
The Apprentice transformed him from a struggling businessman into a household brand, selling America a fantasy of boardroom power while his real-world empire teetered.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
The state’s former governor, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, has faced widespread accusations of collusion with drug trafficking groups and is even accused of ordering the killing of a local businessman.
—Nathaniel Parish Flannery, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Phil Robertson — the star of the popular A&E reality television series Duck Dynasty, a professional hunter and businessman — has died at the age of 79, his son and daughter-in-law announced on social media today.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 25 May 2025
The Apprentice transformed him from a struggling businessman into a household brand, selling America a fantasy of boardroom power while his real-world empire teetered.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for businessman
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The project coincided with a push by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to lessen the country’s dependence on extractive industries and to encourage entrepreneurs to develop goods for export.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Supported by Swedish entrepreneur and investor Paul Frankenius and his epitomes Foundation Stipendium, the phenomenal designs and creations revealed on the runway, students were awarded for their innovative approaches to fashion design.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Reasonable Existing Debt Got stacked high-interest loans or merchant cash advances?—
Matthew Meehan,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The American military sees the civilian merchant fleet and shipbuilding industry as strategic assets in wartime.—
Caleb Petitt,
National Review,
30 May 2025
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The acronym — which stands for Trump Always Chickens Out — was coined by a Financial Times columnist and has since been adopted by traders attempting to navigate the dozens of changes to tariff policy Trump has announced over the early months of his presidency.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
28 May 2025
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Professional traders and algorithms move faster than retail investors, digesting and acting on information in milliseconds.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The vulnerability of these smaller events can cause issues for prospective buyers.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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Winners will be contacted by the Bangkok Foodies team to arrange payment and connect the buyer with the vendor.—
Cheryl Tiu,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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“Businessman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businessman. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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