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an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county
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Sue Ellen, who was married to philandering oil tycoon J.R.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
In episode 8 of season 1, oil tycoon Monty Miller (Jon Hamm) suffers a heart attack and is seen recovering in the hospital.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
About 60 years earlier, railroad tycoon Leland Stanford had founded the university on his stock farm in Palo Alto, a sparsely populated town in a region where apricot and peach trees outnumbered houses.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 25 Apr. 2025
Only one — real estate tycoon Donald Bren — found his fortune in a different industry.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
In episode 8 of season 1, oil tycoon Monty Miller (Jon Hamm) suffers a heart attack and is seen recovering in the hospital.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
About 60 years earlier, railroad tycoon Leland Stanford had founded the university on his stock farm in Palo Alto, a sparsely populated town in a region where apricot and peach trees outnumbered houses.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 25 Apr. 2025
Only one — real estate tycoon Donald Bren — found his fortune in a different industry.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tycoon. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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tycoon
noun
ty·coon
tī-ˈkün 
: a very wealthy and powerful business person
Etymology
Japanese taikun "shogun"
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