éminence grise

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Recent Examples on the Web But none have matched JPMorgan, which, under the leadership of Wall Street’s eminence grise Jamie Dimon, has thrived. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2024 Belafonte was 57, an eminence grise in entertainment, and his participation motivated lots of artists who admired him. Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024 Federer serving in the Sinatra/Clooney part as the eminence grise. Jason Gay, WSJ, 24 Sep. 2022 That emotionally astute author, the eminence grise, the institutional memory. Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2021 Matthews is an eminence grise of television news, his pugilistic and red-cheeked persona familiar to viewers from countless election nights. BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2020 In the world of the candle obsessed, Diptyque is the eminence grise. Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 16 Jan. 2018
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Noun
  • By the mid-2010s, Combs was fully reveling in his role as an elder statesman of rap.
    Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Megumi Yuasa At Frieze Masters an eye-catching group of delicate ceramic sculptures by Brazilian Megumi Yuasa, an elder statesman of sculpture who has been pushing the boundaries of ceramic art for six decades, was presented by Ortuzar Projects.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • His priorities include veterans’ rights, advocating for small businesses, protecting the border and education, according to his campaign website. AD-64 includes a portion of Los Angeles County and La Habra in Orange County.
    Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Also helpful is the kind of peer pressure among veterans who lead by example in terms of getting the proper amount of rest and recovery.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In both the book and the movie, Bellini and the dean are friends and allies.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
  • But taking any supplement for better sleep without addressing your overall sleep habits won’t necessarily help, said Rick Bloomer, PhD, dean and professor at the College of Health Sciences at the University of Memphis.
    Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Their kids will have their own storyteller and learn to respect their elders!
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Things to watch for include elders’ losing capacity for making safe financial decisions, driving, and self care, among others.
    Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024

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“éminence grise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9minence%20grise. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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