stooge
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One of the smart tweaks Bong has made to Ashton’s book is devolving the character from an everyman into a passive stooge.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025
Its corporate stooge Mr Paradox, played by Succession's Matthew Macfadyen, tries to covertly recruit Deadpool to help safeguard the central "sacred" timeline of reality by sacrificing his world.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2024
Then again, Myn has a reason for stonewalling Hera – he's an Imperial stooge wearing the cloak of a businessman.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2023
“He was a stooge from the beginning,” Mr. Sannikov said.
From New York Times • May 23, 2023
Perhaps Maddie was more of a backseat driver than a stooge.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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