as in halfway
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
the bridal couple were regally ensconced in intermediary seats at the head table
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as in mediator
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
in the past he's served as an intermediary in several hostage situations
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Recent Examples of intermediary
Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 18 Oct. 2024
Some risks can be mitigated by model developers, others by end-users or intermediary companies integrating AI into their products.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
The Internet is after all one big open publishing platform, and together with social media, there’s no intermediary required to direct the world’s attention to something that will be of interest to them.
—Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Other Chinese entities have been able to get around the broader advanced chip export ban by bringing chips into an intermediary country first, like Singapore, and then bringing them into China.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 18 Oct. 2024
Some risks can be mitigated by model developers, others by end-users or intermediary companies integrating AI into their products.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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Meanwhile, Japan’s relationship with the U.S. – which has often acted as a stabilizing intermediary between Tokyo and Seoul – becomes all the more important, despite Washington facing its own political turnover in January.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
The Internet is after all one big open publishing platform, and together with social media, there’s no intermediary required to direct the world’s attention to something that will be of interest to them.
—Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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The composite was compiled from a series of images Perseverance captured at roughly the halfway point of its ascent, using its Mastcam-Z cameras high on the rover's mast.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Instead, somber faces walked, one by one, Thursday morning toward the oak tree planted along a sidewalk at the halfway mark of the annual Piedmont Turkey Trot.Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2024
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But eventually, the mediators got Walker and other foundation leaders to come aboard.JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024
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The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire has little direct impact on the crisis in Gaza, where foreign mediators have attempted to broker a truce.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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This allowed the team to distinguish between the effect of an intermediate black hole and a cluster of stellar-mass black holes.Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Still, in the near to intermediate term, that’s where any value Gimenez provides is going to come from.Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In matters of detailing the gown featured a translucent and mesh section near the middle, ruching was also a part of this portion of her dress.Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Dec. 2024
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Two roomy compartments, a zippered middle section, and a small pocket under the front clasp mean plenty of storage options to divide up essentials like a wallet and keys and makeup or perfume.Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
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This means researching places like Domain Name Journal, Domain Name Wire, Website Magazine and other credible mediums to get an idea of what’s trending, what’s not and what brokers are making waves in the industry.Michael Gargiulo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Ohad Fisherman, a relative and also a real estate broker, is also charged in Florida but remains at large, state prosecutors said Wednesday.Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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But the reality remains that after taking a platelet-rich-plasma injection for the medial tendinitis in his right foot on March 15, the plan, according to a source familiar with the approach, was a week off, followed by a two-week ramp up.Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2024
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The rules proposed by two state departments would have required the psychiatrists, endocrinologists and medial ethicists to have roles in creating gender-affirming care plans for clinics and hospitals.Hannah Schoenbaum, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2024
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The cable company saves money up front by not having to pay its employees to do the work and passes on the risk of lost or stolen cards to the middleman.Next Avenue, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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These health care middlemen, responsible for negotiating prices with pharmaceutical companies, are often accused of with raising the costs of drugs for consumers.Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Training programs for managers and employees can help equip them with the tools to diffuse tensions, mediate conflicts, and maintain a focus on collaboration as discussed by Costigan & Brink in their Sloan MIT Article .Melanie Hughes, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Listen, mediate and facilitate while sticking to facts and objectivity.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Intermediary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermediary. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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