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advance man

[ad-vans-man, ‐-vahns‐] / ædˈvænsˌmæn, ‐ˈvɑns‐ /


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But he got a taste for scoops as an advance man to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

He previously worked as an advance man in the Clinton White House.

From Slate • May 24, 2017

Finally there is George Gigicos, one of the few in Trump’s club with previous White House experience, having served as an advance man for President George W. Bush.

From Time • Jan. 20, 2017

As described in the complaint, the scheme revolved around Mr. Howe and Mr. Percoco, friends since Mr. Howe hired Mr. Percoco as an advance man for Mario Cuomo right out of college.

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2016

“Well, we’ll try, but we hardly gave the advance man time to get here, did we?”

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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