as in magnates
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
started out as a small-time banker but ultimately became a Napoleon of finance
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Season 2 followed Cross in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026 -
And in the milk biz, Guida and his brother Frank had gone from pickup truck peddling to the undisputed milk magnates of Central Connecticut.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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From Hong Kong to Seoul, tycoons are offering cash and perks to boost birth rates, testing whether private wealth can succeed where governments have struggled.—
Diana Li,
Bloomberg,
24 Apr. 2026
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Steyer has most pointedly taken aim at tech company tycoons who have put millions into San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s campaign for governor.—
ANDREW GRAHAM,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Edward, known for his strong piety, is also distinguished as one of the few English kings to be canonized.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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People too often imagine the Church as having played second fiddle in colonial history, jumping on opportunities opened up by the actions of kings, navigators, and merchants.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2026
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Peyton, 27, showed small, delicate drawings of princes, aristocrats, historical figures, writers.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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The princes founded the charity, aimed at helping children in Lethoso and Botswana, in honor of their late mothers, Princess Diana and Queen 'Mamohato Bereng Seeiso.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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For generations, the Sea had been the lifeblood of the Karakalpak people, who lived as seminomadic pastoralists under various rulers, including khanates, tsars, the USSR, and now independent Uzbekistan.—
Michael Snyder,
Saveur,
11 Mar. 2026
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Büttner, who is not Jewish, serves as one of 15 state antisemitism czars in Germany, which also has a federal antisemitism commissioner, Felix Klein.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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The newborn lived in a dank and dilapidated enclosure alongside seven other lions, including his parents, Kim and Carl, said Rebecca Aldworth, executive director of Humane World for Animals Canada, whose organization helped shut down the zoo and rescue the lions.—
Andrea Sachs,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The figure would be flanked up top by two eagles and guarded at the base by four lions — all gilded.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Such hospitality was reserved for a narrow category of humanity, resembling as closely as possible those local barons whose surnames crusted the stones of local cemeteries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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The fires burned most of Nob Hill where the railroad barons lived.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Napoleons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Napoleons. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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