mover and shaker
noun
plural movers and shakers
: a person who is active or influential in some field of endeavor
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Welcome to State of the Suit, a new Robb Report series in which writer and menswear stylist Caroline Reilly examines the sartorial choices of candidates, pundits, and other movers and shakers.
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Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2024
Davis boasted about providing services to New York’s biggest movers and shakers including former Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
Schenck was the son of the late film and TV producer Aubrey Schenck and great-nephew of the legendary Nicholas and Joseph Schenck, who ran MGM and 20th Century Fox during Hollywood’s Golden Age and were part of the industry’s major movers and shakers for much of the first half of the 20th Century.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2024
Hogg’s product has attracted the backing of some of athletics’ movers and shakers in protective equipment and sports medicine.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2024
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Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2024
Davis boasted about providing services to New York’s biggest movers and shakers including former Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
Schenck was the son of the late film and TV producer Aubrey Schenck and great-nephew of the legendary Nicholas and Joseph Schenck, who ran MGM and 20th Century Fox during Hollywood’s Golden Age and were part of the industry’s major movers and shakers for much of the first half of the 20th Century.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2024
Hogg’s product has attracted the backing of some of athletics’ movers and shakers in protective equipment and sports medicine.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Mover and shaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mover%20and%20shaker. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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