confidant

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Before Putin confidant Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Wagner Group turned against Mr. Putin in their infamous mutiny of June 2023, Prigozhin took to Telegram to denounce Russia’s generals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

With the revelation of Casey Wasserman’s salacious correspondence and interaction with convicted Epstein confidant and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, he has absolutely NO business leading the 2028 Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

“He’s a friend, he’s a confidant, and he’s like a Swiss Army knife. He’s helpful with the economy. So I’m gonna miss him.”

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

"You can have these fantasies about sticking it to world leaders," one confidant of the PM said, "but you still have to speak to them the next day. What do you say then?"

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

“If I describe it enough it sounds compelling, and people think they can do it for themselves,” he wrote to an e-mail confidant.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis