friend at court

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In Austria, during the early days, the Rothschilds had Metternich as their friend at court.

From Time Magazine Archive

Through their No. 1 friend at court, Goring Aide Dr. Helmuth Christian Wohlthat, they convinced the marshal that private industry, if given a free hand, could do the job.

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Business thought of Jesse Jones as its friend at court, the Old Deal's borer from within the New.

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Senator Frederick Huntington Gillett, 79, Massachusetts, was her friend at court .his time.

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I had no true friend at court, except Elnora.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein