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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 company is led by businessman James Dolan, and $18,000 of the businesses’ contributions came from members of the Dolan family.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
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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More than 600 entrepreneurs and venture capitalists condemned the Sequoia Capital VC’s comments about Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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Beginning her Italian style streak, the reality star and businesswoman, whose birthday is on Friday, boarded a taxi boat on Thursday wearing a Skims x Dolce & Gabbana animal print catsuit with a pair of brown transparent mules from Gianvito Rossi.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
26 June 2025
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During her tenure in NXT, James made a name for herself with a businesswoman gimmick.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Lemoine joined Galeries Lafayette in 2010 as a buyer in the perfume category, and rose through the ranks of the landmark retailer.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
7 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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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 18 Jul. 2025.
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