silent partner
Example Sentences
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Much that is worth reading has been written about consciousness and its silent partner, the unconscious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
It is the silent partner in every coal operation, and China’s operations are enormous.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
Over the past three months she discovered that throwing events with a silent partner isn’t as difficult as she thought.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024
The locally owned franchise, Anchored Tiny Homes, is owned by Goodwin; his wife, Natalie Wright; and a silent partner.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2024
I am glad I have lived to see the day of its passing, for, unless I greatly mistake, it is at hand now that the old silent partner is going out of the firm.
From The Battle with the Slum by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis
