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Avi Arad

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli -born businessman”. Today it says “israeli-american studio executive and producer of film”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli-American businessman and film producer”. It now reads “Israeli-American film and television producer (born 1948)”.
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Avi Arad is an Israeli -born businessman. He became the CEO of the company Toy Biz in the 1990s; when, in a complicated deal, Toy Biz took over Marvel Comics he became that company's CEO. He has been instrumental in getting the company out of bankruptcy and expanding its profile through licensing deals and movies. Arad can be seen in the movie X-Men as a diplomat at a party. On July 4 , 2003 , Arad became a naturalized citizen of the United States .1

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli -born businessman”. Today it says “israeli-american studio executive and producer of film”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli-American businessman and film producer”. It now reads “Israeli-American film and television producer (born 1948)”. Read the current article and compare.
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israeli -born businessman

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israeli-american studio executive and producer of film

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