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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Noun
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Additionally, and perhaps most importantly, much of the gist of the mass action will draw from the words of JAMS mediators and ex-judges.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026 -
Federal and state mediators have been involved.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 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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Many of the assets are not in his own name, but instead held through a web of intermediaries, offshore companies, and business associates, Bloomberg reported.—
Emma Graham,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Those intermediaries can then reconcile accounts with their customers under the contracts that governed those transactions.—
Sara Albrecht,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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But Congo has long been part of a frustrating region for would-be peacemakers and profiteers.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 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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Franchisees become ambassadors of a lifestyle that prizes energy, empowerment, and human connection.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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After enlisting tennis and padel champions to its roster of ambassadors last year and opening a padel arena in Milan, the luxury sneakers brand announced Monday the appointment of tennis aces Gabriel Diallo and Dayana Yastremska as global brand ambassadors for 2026.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
9 Mar. 2026
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These liaisons are consensual but fraught by infidelity, disparities in age and power, shifting norms.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Davis said then that the district was expanding the work of attendance liaisons, who are making more daily phone calls for absent students.—
Bri Hatch,
Chalkbeat,
3 Mar. 2026
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At noon Tuesday, crude was dropping on the news that international brokers were trying to work out a strategy on putting more oil on the market.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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Oren and Tal Alexander were brokers at real estate powerhouse Douglas Elliman before starting their own firm, Official.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Intercessors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercessors. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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