as in capitalist
a wealthy person
the 19th-century plutocrats who built their enormous summer "cottages" in Newport
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In addition, venture capitalists are seeking business ideas formulated by designers, versus technology experts with utilitarian approaches.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025 -
Tech companies, venture capitalists, states and others are competing for electricity and straining the nation’s electric grid.—
Matthew Daly,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Charting a divided league’s haves and have-nots Ranking the top 25 college football teams: Who’s biggest winner after the spring portal window?—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Based on the video game from Bethesda Game Studios, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
12 May 2025
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But the character is more of a riff on the real-life oil baron Calouste Gulbenkian, the world’s richest man at the time of his death in 1955 and a template for today’s globe-roaming magnates who pledge allegiance only to their own ambitions.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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The brand is a jewel in the crown of luxury magnate Bernard Arnault, the founder of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, who has owned Dior since 1984.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
29 May 2025
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Steve Carrell, Jason Schwartzman, Ramy Youssef, and Cory Michael Smith star as the slimy billionaires.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Time,
16 May 2025
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The 55-year-old ex-mogul's business interests and musical success led to him becoming a billionaire in 2022, per Larisha Paul of Rolling Stone, although much of that fortune now is presumably being spent on legal fees.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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“Plutocrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plutocrat. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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