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Their careers play leapfrog, abetted by the studio executives and moneymen who bankroll their film projects, often against the executives’ better judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

He slid on adamantium claws five times before he managed to persuade moneymen to fund his passion project even though he’s Hugh Jackman, beloved blockbuster superstar who also won a Golden Globe for Les Miz.

From Slate • Jan. 5, 2018

It is a ludicrous situation, but this is boxing and catchweights have been around since the 19th century when the moneymen first realised they could widen or narrow the pool of prospective opponents with impunity.

From The Guardian • May 9, 2016

Hollywood and all its trappings have long proved alluring to moneymen, despite the long list of ventures that have failed.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2015

The picture that began to congeal in his mind was the essence of injustice: battle-worn veterans of the war for independence being cheated out of their just rewards by mere moneymen.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis