captains of industry
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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
Otherwise, it’s a bunch of finance executives and captains of industry.
From Slate • Nov. 8, 2022
"Amid a historic global crisis the captains of industry have played a key role in keeping us fed, entertained and connected," he said.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2021
“Presidents didn’t keep secrets from the captains of industry, and the House of Morgan had never before been surprised by the White House,” Berfield writes.
From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2020
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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