broker
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The prime minister noted AI will "multiply" existing threats, and pitched the UK as an "honest broker" on the technology.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
However, that is offset by lower-than-expected operating costs “and an exceptional forward outlook in FY29 and FY30,” the broker says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
If he sold the condo right now, he could lose the $58,000 he put down, and possibly more after factoring in broker fees and closing costs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Lilly Cassirer Neubauer escaped Germany at the dawn of World War II by relinquishing to a Nazi art broker the exquisite impressionist masterpiece “Rue Saint-Honoré in the Afternoon. Effect of Rain,” by Camille Pissarro.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
After the U-2 incident, CIA officials approached Donovan to act as an unofficial broker in a spy trade of Abel for Powers.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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Farmers are in tight competition on prices, and price increases often come from brokers and distributors after crops leave the farm.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
From their desks, brokers are profiting as buyers of jet fuel, diesel and gasoline mitigate wild swings in prices with derivatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
But today's deals have much stronger affordability checks and do not pose the same risks, says David Hollingworth, associate director at brokers L&C Mortgages.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Video captured pardon brokers Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl, who were seen asking for $300,000 for their help, saying they worked with influencers close to Trump who would advocate for their cases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
High above the city, amid the business lunchers and power brokers, was where I wanted to be.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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The creation of the editorial board was a compromise brokered among the coalition of state attorneys general.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The Gulf state has brokered dozens of prisoner swaps between Moscow and Kyiv since the start of the war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Another advantage is that the interest earned is not automatically swept into a settlement account, as it is with some brokered CDs available.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Later in 2025, Oracle was part of an investor group that gained control of TikTok’s U.S. operations in a deal brokered by the U.S. government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
The parade ended at Darling Stadium, the namesake of the oyster magnate whose creative entrepreneurship had brokered the land deal with the federal government for the Langley laboratory a half century before.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Jesus was not brokering a deal between two powers.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Trump wants Xi’s help in brokering an end to the war in Iran and he hopes to announce a slew of economic deals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
RXO is a large third-party logistics firm, or 3PL, brokering truck transportation, freight forwarding, and last-mile delivery for customers in an asset-light business model.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
European leaders and the prime minister of Pakistan, which is brokering U.S.-Iran talks, warned that the operations could be putting the truce at risk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
“But I have access to Madoc. I have access to Balekin. I’m our best shot at brokering a deal.”
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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