Wikipedia's first sentence called it “founder and chairman of provenance hotels and co-founder of the merchant bank aspen capital”. Today it says “american businessman and former diplomat who served as the united states ambassador to the european union from”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “American businessman and diplomat”. It now reads “American businessman and former diplomat (born 1957)”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Gordon David Sondland (born July 16, 1957) is an American businessman. He is the founder and chairman of Provenance Hotels. Sondland is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations and served as the United States Ambassador to the European Union from 2018 to 2020. In November 2019, he testified as a witness at the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump . After refusing to resign, Sondland was fired by Trump on February 7, 2020, two days after the conclusion of Trump's impeachment trial . Portland hotel magnate's stunning climb to Trump inner circle lands him in impeachment scandal" . By the time Sondland was born in 1957... Sondland — Department of State" .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Gordon Sondland is the founder and chairman of Provenance Hotels and co-founder of the merchant bank Aspen Capital. Jewish Women’s Archive . 2004 .
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The opening as it stood in 2020 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
American businessman and diplomat Gordon David Sondland (born July 16, 1957) is an American diplomat and businessperson.Sondland is also the founder and former chairman of Provenance Hotels.In November 2019, Sondland testified as a witness at the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump .He was fired by Trump on February 7, 2020, two days after the conclusion of Trump's impeachment trial .Portland hotel magnate's stunning climb to Trump inner circle lands him in impeachment scandal" .By the time Sondland was born in 1957...Sondland — Department of State" .
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American businessman and former diplomat (born 1957) Gordon David Sondland (born July 16, 1957) is an American businessman.He is the founder and chairman of Provenance Hotels.He also served as the United States Ambassador to the European Union from 2018 to 2020. In November 2019, Sondland testified as a witness at the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump . After refusing to resign, he was fired by Trump on February 7, 2020, two days after the conclusion of Trump's impeachment trial . Portland hotel magnate's stunning climb to Trump inner circle lands him in impeachment scandal" . By the time Sondland was born in 1957... Sondland — Department of State" .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “founder and chairman of provenance hotels and co-founder of the merchant bank aspen capital”. Today it says “american businessman and former diplomat who served as the united states ambassador to the european union from”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “American businessman and diplomat”. It now reads “American businessman and former diplomat (born 1957)”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
founder and chairman of provenance hotels and co-founder of the merchant bank aspen capital
Now
american businessman and former diplomat who served as the united states ambassador to the european union from
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