billionaire
noun
bil·lion·aire
ˌbi(l)-yə-ˈner 
ˈbi(l)-yə-ˌner
: one whose wealth is estimated at a billion or more dollars, pounds, or other monetary units
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Another friend who was on the yacht, which was owned by the billionaire real-estate developer Donald Bren, sent him to ElAttrache.
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Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Butts took office and started courting billionaires, inking deals to build SoFi Stadium and Intuit Dome, and to recruit the Rams, Chargers and Clippers.
—Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
At billionaire Dmitry Balyasny’s hedge fund, pure grit is prized highly.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
The Washington Post reported that billionaire Michael Bloomberg donated $19 million to the Future Forward or FF PAC, a pro-Biden political action committee.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 21 June 2024
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Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Butts took office and started courting billionaires, inking deals to build SoFi Stadium and Intuit Dome, and to recruit the Rams, Chargers and Clippers.
—Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
At billionaire Dmitry Balyasny’s hedge fund, pure grit is prized highly.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
The Washington Post reported that billionaire Michael Bloomberg donated $19 million to the Future Forward or FF PAC, a pro-Biden political action committee.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 21 June 2024
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billionaire
noun
bil·lion·aire
ˌbil-yə-ˈna(ə)r
-ˈne(ə)r;
ˈbil-yə-ˌna(ə)r,
-ˌne(ə)r
: one whose wealth is a billion dollars or more
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