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Jeffrey Swartz
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american businessman and philanthropist”. Today it says “american businessman”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Jeffrey Swartz (born March 20, 1960) is an American businessman, and was formerly CEO of Timberland , founded by his grandfather, Nathan Swartz . He sold Timberland to VF Corporation in 2011. He Wants to Know" by Adam Bryant December 19, 2009 The Guardian: "Timberland boss Jeffrey Swartz puts the boot in – over his own failures" by Andrew Clark March 18, 2010 Schechter, Asher (16 March 2012).
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american businessman and philanthropist”. Today it says “american businessman”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
american businessman and philanthropist
Now
american businessman
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