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an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county
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But the oil tycoon appeared to have had a change of heart.
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Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 9 May 2024
As the country industrialized, East Coast tycoons, including J. P. Morgan and John D. Rockefeller, began building railroads and other infrastructure to transport coal out of West Virginia’s mountains.
—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 9 May 2024
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Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 9 May 2024
As the country industrialized, East Coast tycoons, including J. P. Morgan and John D. Rockefeller, began building railroads and other infrastructure to transport coal out of West Virginia’s mountains.
—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 9 May 2024
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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tycoon. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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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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