businesspeople
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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All the investors located in China or Russia that ProPublica identified appeared to be either wealthy businesspeople or their children.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026
“It’s been very difficult because we are filmmakers by vocation, but we are businesspeople by necessity,” said Arturo.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
Also, Trump administration officials and businesspeople have met with other members of the Castro family, such as Raul Castro's grandson, Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
At lunchtime on a recent weekday, businesspeople in suits sat at white-tablecloth tables in the main dining room, where the walls are wrapped in cherry-wood wainscoting and heavy blue curtains frame the windows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Besides, the game of name tag was about to come full circle: By the early 1980s, a group of businesspeople decided that the name Sing Sing might attract tourists.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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