captains of industry
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In the process, Tyree notes, the filmmakers reveal that unlike in the past, when captains of industry launched art museums and libraries, this generation isn't as interested in philanthropy.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
Because sitting captains of industry don’t always know where to find signs of change, they often succumb to a kind of observational bias.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
A whole lot of inventors, artists, writers, musicians, engineers, mathematicians, and captains of industry are and have always been autistic.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023
Most days, those planes are spread out, ferrying captains of industry to meetings around the globe.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
The vuvv happily sold their knowledge to captains of industry in exchange for rights to the Earth’s electromagnetic energy fields and some invisible quantum events.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
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