broker
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According to insurance broker Marsh, insurers are becoming increasingly reluctant to underwrite voyages through the region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A century ago, for example, going to cash would have required hundreds of individual sell orders communicated separately to your broker, each one of which would have incurred sizable brokerage commissions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
"A hold is still welcome, but market expectations will need to ease back before we can hope for a return to lenders cutting rates," said David Hollingworth, from mortgage broker L&C.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Sandy Steers, former executive director of Friends of Big Bear Valley, helped broker the deal between the land trust and developers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Meantime, the governor of Massachusetts, Calvin Coolidge, refused to broker a compromise.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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Landlords would only accept tenants who applied using a broker, which meant many brokers had monopolies on full blocks of apartments, and sometimes whole neighborhoods.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Borrowers had been heartened by the regular falls in mortgage rates during June and early July, but brokers say the latest changes are evidence of the uncertainty in the sector.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Cindy Allen, chief executive of Trade Force Multiplier, an international trade and customs consulting firm, said importers and customs brokers are implementing more technology to help manage changing trade policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
In many ways, Tana was one of Hollywood’s quiet power brokers, earning influence through humility and respect rather than status.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The brokers put up signs to let the mushroomers know where they are and they pay cash.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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It brokered the two truces and threw its weight behind then junta chief Min Aung Hlaing when he mounted elections he touted as a return to civilian rule.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The US brokered a ceasefire deal between the Israeli and Lebanese governments on 16 April, but the conflict has continued since then.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
The conflict continued even after the US brokered a ceasefire deal between the Israeli and Lebanese governments on 16 April.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Voila, Ms. Bass brokered a compromise with her progressive City Council to delay the $30 an hour minimum by two years and phase in increases more slowly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The Adams-Jefferson rivalry and friendship is the outstanding example here, though there are several crucial moments when critical compromises were brokered because personal trust made it possible.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Jesus was not brokering a deal between two powers.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 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
Pakistan’s prominent role in brokering a two-week cease-fire between the U.S. and Israel and Iran places it in an unusual position: on the front line of international diplomacy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
The opportunity will not only allow him to further his ambitions, but also to combine his experience in construction and brokering.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 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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