confidant

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While he acknowledged the Labour veteran was a "confidant", who he went to for advice, he insisted: "I didn't regard him as my mentor."

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

After the Busan meeting, Trump tapped his confidant Stephen Miller to coordinate China-related actions proposed from different parts of the government, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“He’s a friend, he’s a confidant, and he’s like a Swiss Army knife. He’s helpful with the economy. So I’m gonna miss him.”

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

The head of RedBird Capital Partners and Paramount CEO David Ellison’s close confidant has spent the week in Europe with Paramount executives, in part to lobby regulators to back its bid and reject Netflix’s deal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

There was a man named Benjamin Banneker who composed almanacs—almanacs! she devoured them all—and served as a confidant to Thomas Jefferson, who composed the Declaration.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead