corridors of power
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The companies have been working the corridors of power in Washington seeking sanctions relief that would allow Venezuela’s state energy company to pay up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
But what you hear privately admitted in EU's corridors of power in Brussels, is that the money is slowing running out.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
Under Mobutu, that then morphed into an extractive enterprise, where informal access to the corridors of power allowed individuals to fill their bank accounts with the proceeds from those resources.
From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025
While Cheney will largely be remembered for his leading role in the response to the 9/11 terror attacks, he had long worked the corridors of power in Washington.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025
Nor can they serve as "US Ambassadors" in the European corridors of power.
From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Vaknin, Samuel