tycoon
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Even if the president is only loosely familiar with Hildebrand, the oil tycoon is someone you should know about.
From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026
"Good, thank you," replied Trump, a tycoon before becoming president who famously hosted the TV show "The Apprentice" with its catchphrase "You're fired!"
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
Before the war started, he sent his usual duo of diplomatic emissaries, son-in-law Jared Kushner and fellow real-estate tycoon Steve Witkoff, both of whom knew nothing about Iran or nuclear-weapons technology.
From Slate • Jun. 15, 2026
Around 2020, I descended into a Kennedy rabbit hole, starting with the tycoon and patriarch Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and working my way through the generations.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
The next shot showed the famous real estate tycoon Heath Huxley chuckling, “Thanks for doing our digging, kids.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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