That’s a phrase used by historians to refer to 19th-century industrialists who amassed wealth and power through often unscrupulous and unethical methods.
William Barr’s eyebrow-raising ‘robber barons’ metaphor for the Trump era|Aaron Blake|September 17, 2020|Washington Post
Over time, Everfi has amassed more than 3,000 “strategic” partners, from LinkedIn to the NFL.
Online learning provider Everfi makes $100 million commitment for curriculum that pushes for social change|Michal Lev-Ram, writer|September 15, 2020|Fortune
Having trimmed costs and amassed some dry powder, the company is poised to acquire again, targeting companies that were hit hard by the downturn.
The Big Corporate Rescue and the America That’s Too Small to Save|by Lydia DePillis, Justin Elliott and Paul Kiel|September 12, 2020|ProPublica
The urge for nations to amass technological prowess and use it as an instrument of geopolitical power is what we mean by technonationalism.
A world divided into “cans” and “cannots”|Katie McLean|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review
While there are no fixed plans to yet, amassing thousands-strong databases from its new sampling push will be lucrative for the title in terms of growing its first-party data pool and spinning up other models like subscription boxes.
‘No brainer’: Marie Claire launches sampling business to boost revenue and data practice|Lucinda Southern|August 3, 2020|Digiday
If indeed the suit was a gamble by the Jackson matriarch to amass a sizable bank account of her own, it did not pay off.
Sorry, Mrs. Jackson: How the King of Pop’s Mother Lost Her Billion-Dollar Lawsuit|Diane Dimond|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Absent the NCAA, such a student would be able to amass significant cash during a college career.
End College Football|Noah Kristula-Green|July 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Poor, innocent, misunderstood Rupert Murdoch; how did such a powerless individual ever amass the empire he has.
Rupert Murdoch Scores With Masterly Performance at Leveson Inquiry|Raymond Bonner|April 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They will amass forces big enough to overwhelm one of the combat outposts, then wait for the outpost to call for reinforcements.
The Taliban’s Bait Game|John Barry|August 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The amount of information you can amass, if you work hard here, is phenomenal.
Life After Losing|Eve Conant|January 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
As a Civil servant Elvesdon was not likely to amass wealth, but he was a good official and likely to get on.
The White Hand and the Black|Bertram Mitford
The best that can be said is that he was candid enough not to disguise his object, which was to amass a fortune.
The History of the Post Office|Herbert Joyce
Only by the favour of the nobles, and only that he may amass wealth for them.
After London|Richard Jefferies
I deprecate the idea, however, that p. 124 we are all to amass an enormous accumulation of such researches.
Civics: as Applied Sociology|Patrick Geddes
His efforts in this direction resulted in considerable personal gain and he was able to amass extensive Virginia property.
Contributions From the Museum of History and Technology|Ivor Noel Hume
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