silent partner
Example Sentences
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For years, the federal government was essentially a silent partner in a $60 billion program.
From Washington Post
Before President Barack Obama’s makeover of the student loan system in 2010, the federal government was essentially a silent partner in a $60 billion program.
From Washington Post
Ten years ago, she purchased Pineapple Hill Saloon & Grill in a Sherman Oaks strip mall with a silent partner.
From Washington Post
Neither the disclosures nor the tax returns reveal any possible underwriters or silent partners that a bank might have required in order to lend millions of dollars to someone with Trump's financial record.
From Salon
“People think about dogs all the time,” she says, “but the cat has been a very silent partner in our migration.”
From Science Magazine
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