corridors of power
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The paranoia runs in the corridors of power at the Bernabeu and will now be in the dugout with Mourinho - although, in fact, predecessor Alvaro Arbeloa has bought that vision of the world already.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
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
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
Or they live in the corridors of power, and - like politicians - massage the facts, and make those fit the mold of the times.
From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas
