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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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 -
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,
Oc Register,
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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Today, gaining exposure to prime commercial real estate still involves intermediaries, high minimums, and long holding periods.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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These included sporting and technical directors, coaches, scouts, intermediaries, analysts and, in a few instances, people with important local knowledge.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
27 May 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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The problem is that those ambassadors don’t exist.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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Speaking during the ceremony to an audience stacked with ambassadors including Ariana Greenblatt, Eva Longoria, and Aishwarya Rai, L’Oréal’s Toupet said film remains central to shaping how women are seen and given opportunities.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
23 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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For example, in the insurance industry, my relationships with brokers were critical to success.—
Tony Beal,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Data brokers don't need to hack anything.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
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“Intercessors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercessors. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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