as in intermediary
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
the retired statesman is often asked to be a middleman in international disputes
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Recent Examples of middleman
Over time, this reduces your role as the middleman and allows your team to operate more autonomously.
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Daria Rudnik, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Catch up quick: Synapse was a middleman, connecting fintechs that didn't have banking licenses with actual banks.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
Why not put everything under one roof, cut out the middlemen and go direct to the manufacturers?
—Lee Habeeb, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
These middlemen interact with insurance companies and drug manufacturers, but there is little publicly available data about their role in drug pricing.
—Dr. Sejal Parekh, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Daria Rudnik, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Catch up quick: Synapse was a middleman, connecting fintechs that didn't have banking licenses with actual banks.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
Why not put everything under one roof, cut out the middlemen and go direct to the manufacturers?
—Lee Habeeb, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
These middlemen interact with insurance companies and drug manufacturers, but there is little publicly available data about their role in drug pricing.
—Dr. Sejal Parekh, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for middleman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middleman
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Traditional energy transactions often involve intermediaries, which adds to overall costs.Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Sansone, who acted as an intermediary with the snowplow companies, received the money and passed some of it back to Gironda, the charges alleged.Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
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Related article The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire in 4 maps and charts Qatar, a key mediator in previous Gaza ceasefire negotiations, stepped back from its role this month and shut Hamas’ political office in the capital Doha after concluding that the two sides are no longer negotiating in good faith.Mostafa Salem, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
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State of play: A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo on Saturday for talks with Egyptian mediators about the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal.Barak Ravid, Axios, 30 Nov. 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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Sifakis’s resume includes as stint as assistant to the president and director of the office of public liaison during the first Trump administration.Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
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Meyer was not the only high-level industry executive to fall because of an affair with Kirk: A year earlier, THR had revealed that Kevin Tsujihara, the married CEO of Warner Bros., engaged in a liaison with her and then pushed his subordinates to find her acting roles.Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
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Among the alumni are former governors, a U.S. ambassador and numerous notable professional sports players and executives.Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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In 2022, the Saudi ambassador in Beirut reported that the authorities in the kingdom had confiscated 700 million tablets smuggled from Lebanon since 2014.Tim Lister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Israel evacuated northern communities to create a security buffer instead of invading Lebanon to directly counter Hezbollah’s missile attacks, effectively allowing Hezbollah to continue its strikes.Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, married couples filing together got a $30,000 buffer.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Middleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middleman. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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