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Recent Examples of businessperson
After graduating from Yale Law School in 1963, Vincent went on to a distinguished career as an attorney and businessperson.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Feb. 2025
This ability to win when interests compete, combined with a businessperson’s natural tendency to problem solve, will be an asset to Lutnick and Bessent.
—Joe Moglia, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
If Chicagoans demand more artisanal dairy products, some enterprising businessperson should meet that need.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
As a businessperson, Hagerty enjoyed a successful career in private equity.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Feb. 2025
This ability to win when interests compete, combined with a businessperson’s natural tendency to problem solve, will be an asset to Lutnick and Bessent.
—Joe Moglia, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
If Chicagoans demand more artisanal dairy products, some enterprising businessperson should meet that need.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
As a businessperson, Hagerty enjoyed a successful career in private equity.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for businessperson
Noun
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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
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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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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
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Another of the biggest celebrity beauty brands, is Kylie Cosmetics, by the American media personality and businesswoman, Kylie Jenner.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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During a recent stop on her Matriarch book tour, the businesswoman and philanthropist, 71, reacted to a now-viral video of her seemingly reprimanding her granddaughter Rumi, 7½, onstage at her daughter Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
21 May 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
Noun
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So, what should sport executives, marketers and media experts take away from all this?—
John Cairney,
Sportico.com,
24 May 2025
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What that means is that code-developer assistants don’t offer quite the gee-wiz productivity that marketers promise.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Two councilmen have a bill requiring licenses for ticket sellers.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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Walcott turned away from the fruit seller and looked at the sea, and the woman turned away from him.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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“Businessperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businessperson. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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