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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Advertisement Such risks demand international discussion about protecting mediators and peacemakers and preventing similar assaults in the future.—
Galip Dalay,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026 -
Israeli officials have been taking a lot of time to vet and approve members of the Palestinian technocratic committee from a list given to them by the mediators, and Israel continues its military strikes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Dec. 2025
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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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Analysts estimate that China has accounted for more than 90% of Iran’s oil trade in recent years, imported through intermediaries.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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So can those who set prices; deal with Mexican cartel suppliers; launder money; establish drug houses; and pay smugglers, intermediaries and others.—
Kevin Krause,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement Such risks demand international discussion about protecting mediators and peacemakers and preventing similar assaults in the future.—
Galip Dalay,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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The leaders of two superpowers, once locked in a Cold War confrontation, became peacemakers.—
Kathleen Collins,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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Because creators are personal brand ambassadors and must devote hours a day to content creation, handling the business side of sponsor relationships is easier with a large-scale media company.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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In 2024, the Shibutanis returned to Korea as ambassadors for the PyeongChang Legacy Foundation.—
Alice Park,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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The sky served up no shortage of spectacle in 2025 —from lunar liaisons, solar prominences and fleeting meteor showers, to aurora and nebula scenes that unfold on a scale almost too massive for the human mind to comprehend.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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Some have suggested that the Bard had romantic liaisons with men, in part implied by sonnets that are charged with homoerotic elements.—
Nathan Smith,
Time,
26 Nov. 2025
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Up until 1995, the government held a monopoly on olive oil exports and sold nearly all of the oil in bulk, namely to Italian and Spanish brokers who then bottled it under their own labels.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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This is when data brokers refresh profiles and scammers rebuild their target lists.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Intercessors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercessors. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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