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Every player in the civic value chain is essential to making an economy and democracy strong—the policymaker, the activist, the creative, the educator, the healthcare worker, the public sector employee, and, yes, the businessperson, the entrepreneur, and the supplier of capital.
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Lule Demmissie, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
On top of that, and as any businessperson and/or investor is aware of, the geo-political and economic landscape continues to become more volatile and complicated.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Zoom out: Washington, a businessperson who frequently attended shows at Jefferson Street clubs, has earned recognition from well outside Nashville for his work.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
Blockbuster’s demise should be front of mind for every businessperson in the media and entertainment industry.
—Arvin Patel, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Lule Demmissie, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
On top of that, and as any businessperson and/or investor is aware of, the geo-political and economic landscape continues to become more volatile and complicated.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Zoom out: Washington, a businessperson who frequently attended shows at Jefferson Street clubs, has earned recognition from well outside Nashville for his work.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
Blockbuster’s demise should be front of mind for every businessperson in the media and entertainment industry.
—Arvin Patel, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for businessperson
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Palace’s four general partners — Textor, chairman Steve Parish, fellow American businessmen David Blitzer and Josh Harris — each have a 25 per cent say in the running of the club with Parish effectively being the executive chairman and ultimate decision maker.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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The Phoenician Scheme: Plot, Cast, Run Time Directed by Wes Anderson (Asteroid City, The Royal Tenenbaums), The Phoenician Scheme follows Zsa-zsa Korda (Benicio del Toro), a wealthy businessman looking to start a new enterprise with his estranged daughter Sister Liesl (Mia Threapleton).—
Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
9 July 2025
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Here's what to know about the political party founder: Advertisement Yang’s stint as a Democratic presidential candidate in 2020 Born and raised in New York to Taiwanese parents, Yang, 50, spent the early part of his career as a businessman and entrepreneur.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
8 July 2025
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Mike Collins: Building a company is hard but great entrepreneurs are able to find ways to access capital.—
Paul Klein,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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When Fey's Kate — a Type A, single businesswoman — hires working-class Angie (Poehler) as her surrogate, the two opposite personalities struggle over preparing for the birth and wind up forging an unlikely and heartwarming bond along the way.—
Sophie Dodd,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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Learning to advocate for herself, and say no when necessary, revived her sense of agency as both an artist and businesswoman.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 July 2025
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In late June, Trump said that there was a buyer for TikTok, teasing an announcement in two weeks.—
Marc Stewart,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
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Like in the rest of the Sunshine State, there is currently an imbalance between buyers and sellers in Cape Coral.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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While nothing gets a marketer’s heart racing like the quixotic desire to overcome scarcity, the vanishing dollar demos should discourage this kind of self-defeating strategy.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
11 July 2025
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But that’s as digital pure-play media faces its own struggles in the Canadian market after years where broadcasters, newspapers and magazine mostly took the brunt of falling expenditures by local marketers.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
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While Rumours may never be replaced as Fleetwood Mac’s top seller, that blockbuster could soon be joined by another popular beauty in diamond territory.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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On one hand, plunging sales and growing inventory is putting downward pressure on prices, forcing many sellers to offer reductions to attract reluctant buyers.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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“Businessperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businessperson. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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