broker
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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
The broker cuts its target on the Carnaby to A$0.77, from A$0.96, to align with Evolution’s implied offer price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Americans are paying a high price for the convenience of buying the memory-chip maker’s stock in New York, rather than finding a broker willing to trade the Korean shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 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
She looked at several pieces of property before the broker showed her a four-acre lot not far from our home.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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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
“That is the comparison-shopping process consumers are told to do on their own, already built into how brokers operate,” White said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Discount brokers don’t like to talk about how many customers defy the odds, but Peterffy’s firm provided an intriguing clue via an advertisement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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
Many, if not most, defectors arriving at Hanawon escaped North Korea with the help of brokers based in South Korea.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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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 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
Wembanyama’s 2023-24 Panini Prizm one-of-one Black parallel card recently sold for $5.11 million in a private deal brokered by Fanatics Collect.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Oil prices fell and Asian stocks climbed on Monday over hopes a deal between the United States and Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz could be brokered.
From Barron's ● May 25, 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
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
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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