as in mediators
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
eventually, they hired an intercessor, because they were getting nowhere on their own
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The other candidates’ blackout is compounded by the eagerness of debate mediators to interrogate the candidates on other issues while failing to bring up education.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026 -
Baltimore's Mayor's Office said the Penn North community, backed by the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE), Safe Streets, and Catholic Charities, achieved the milestone with more than 100 mediators, 45 community events, and anti-violence messaging.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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This time around in talks with studios, union negotiators will be facing a new but familiar opponent on the other side of the table after longtime studio negotiator Carol Lombardini stepped down.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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The biggest of these is that trades of blockchain-base stocks can settle almost instantly, versus a conventional process that relies on Wall Street intermediaries that require a day or more to finalize a transaction.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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O'Brien met with Penn and the businessman, Elias Kwaham, to strategize how the pair could act as intermediaries with the regime.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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The Nazarene saved his kindest words for the meek, the poor, the peacemakers — who are sorely lacking in Pratt’s caravan of disaffected liberals, Trumpers and the wealthy.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Tom Thorstad rose to the rank of staff sergeant and was working counter-intelligence in Lebanon, where the Marines were serving as peacemakers in the civil war between Muslim and Christian factions.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2026
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On Tuesday, the latest round of talks between ambassadors of Lebanon and Israel were set to take place at the State Department in Washington.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Officials also want people to know half of the Grand Prix course will remain open to the public and downtown ambassadors in yellow jackets will be available throughout the weekend to help people navigate the area.—
Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Hill’s new plan will also reinstate four Department of Social Services liaisons that work to help the district’s students currently in foster care.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2026
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In the end, the reporter came to the conclusion that the one-liners were Monroe’s own, a judgment backed up by an anonymous Fox press agent who had been one of the main liaisons between Monroe and the studio.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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And packaging languishing properties is a fairly common tactic, brokers say.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
2 June 2026
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Rates can vary significantly between banks, credit unions, online lenders and mortgage brokers, after all, as different lenders have different funding costs, risk models and business goals, which can result in noticeably different rate offers.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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“Intercessors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercessors. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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