as in mediators
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
in the past he's served as an intermediary in several hostage situations
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Recent Examples of intermediaries
These could be either robotics companies or, at times, other intermediaries.
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Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
25 June 2026
Banks, brokerages and financial intermediaries don’t rent savings, or take savings in to stare lovingly at the money.
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John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
On Wall Street, as for an antiquarian bookseller, intermediaries tend to make the most money when the job is most difficult.
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Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
The more intermediaries between brands and consumers, the more opportunity there is for distortion between what is promised and what can actually be delivered.
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Teresa MacKintosh,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
Liberalization of foreign trade and the elimination of the requirement to use state importing agencies as intermediaries.
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Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
Previous efforts by intermediaries to bring the two sides together failed, and Trump earlier this week threatened to take control of Kharg Island, though many have dismissed his words as bluster.
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Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
But within months, Eminem once again filed for divorce — at which point dirty laundry got aired through various media intermediaries.
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
Authorities now allege that Rodrigues de Oliveira Silva organized the theft through a network of intermediaries.
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Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
1 June 2026
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
25 June 2026
Banks, brokerages and financial intermediaries don’t rent savings, or take savings in to stare lovingly at the money.
—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
On Wall Street, as for an antiquarian bookseller, intermediaries tend to make the most money when the job is most difficult.
—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
The more intermediaries between brands and consumers, the more opportunity there is for distortion between what is promised and what can actually be delivered.
—
Teresa MacKintosh,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
Liberalization of foreign trade and the elimination of the requirement to use state importing agencies as intermediaries.
—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
Previous efforts by intermediaries to bring the two sides together failed, and Trump earlier this week threatened to take control of Kharg Island, though many have dismissed his words as bluster.
—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
But within months, Eminem once again filed for divorce — at which point dirty laundry got aired through various media intermediaries.
—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
Authorities now allege that Rodrigues de Oliveira Silva organized the theft through a network of intermediaries.
—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermediaries
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The mediators said Washington and Tehran would set up new communication lines to ensure the Strait of Hormuz is open and to end fighting in Lebanon, while Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the management of the strait would not return to the situation before the war.
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Negotiators reporting to the committee will lead groups focused on nuclear issues, sanctions, and other means to implement the US-Iran agreement, the mediators said in a joint statement.
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Pharmacy benefit managers work as middlemen of sorts between insurers, pharmacies, and drug manufacturers to negotiate drug prices and manage prescription benefits.
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Then, opportunistic middlemen, with one foot in the private sector and the other in the security state, offered the founders protection—in return for a piece of their fast-growing companies.
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The transition from cost management to cost containment depends upon employers, brokers and third-party administrators having open and clear discussions about definitions, including authority.
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Shefferman casts a wide net among winemakers, vintners, and brokers in his quest to buy bottles that would normally be sold to wineries’ private club members.
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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.
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As members of the Arapahoe County Advisory Committee, Janet Becker-Wold and Edie Summers now serve as liaisons between county leaders and the community.
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The project will include volunteers from the Community Action Committee, a group of people who serve as community liaisons and advocates in the Northside.
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According to the researchers, the catalyst weakens excessive bonding between iron sites and hydroxyl intermediates, allowing the reaction to proceed more smoothly and reducing one of the major bottlenecks in zinc-air battery operation.
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More than 90% of China-ASEAN trade is in industrial intermediates rather than finished goods, and intra-regional FDI flows now represent roughly half of the FDI stock within the ASEAN+3 region, according to AMRO.
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On Tuesday, Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors are set to meet again in Washington for the fifth meeting to bring about an end to the war.
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Chopra Jonas and Manobal met as two fellow brand ambassadors for Bulgari.
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Federal drug agents are trying to stop the FIFA World Cup from becoming a cash cow for drug dealers who hope to profit from the millions of domestic and international visitors headed to North Texas.
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Last year, amid a federal deportation surge, ICE agents there tackled protesters and made numerous arrests.
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“Intermediaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermediaries. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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