As a parade of billionaire entrepreneurs including Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg and even more liberal-leaning Mark Cuban has congratulated Mr. Trump on his win, Ms. Powell Jobs has not joined the president-elect’s cheering squad.

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"In interviews, three dozen people with insight into their bond described a genuine friendship built on a shared political philosophy, an interest in art and culture and their mutual trials as women in the public spotlight."

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