intermediary
an intermediate agent or agency; a go-between or mediator.
a medium or means.
an intermediate form or stage.
being between; intermediate.
acting between persons, parties, etc.; serving as an intermediate agent or agency: an intermediary power.
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Instead, Liang pointed to the possibility that the virus jumped across species in nature through intermediary hosts such as pangolins, cats or minks.
WHO team in Wuhan dismisses lab leak theory, continues hunt for intermediary coronavirus host | Gerry Shih | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostHe reached out to Podhorzer, through an intermediary both men declined to name.
The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election | Molly Ball | February 4, 2021 | TimeClearing houses — the intermediary between stock buyers and sellers — are in the headlines in a way they haven't been since the 2008 financial crisis.
Robinhood frenzy pushes trading middlemen to the forefront | Courtenay Brown | February 2, 2021 | AxiosA multi-state antitrust suit filed in December claimed Google uses its “massive information advantage strategically to harm any publisher who refuses to use its intermediaries.”
Why Google’s approach to replacing the cookie is drawing antitrust scrutiny | Kate Kaye | February 2, 2021 | DigidayTapjoy’s business model has been to serve as an intermediary between advertisers, gamers and game developers.
FTC settles with mobile ad company Tapjoy over deceptive practices | Sarah Perez | January 7, 2021 | TechCrunch
He is the intermediary between the human world and the spiritual world.
‘Gods of Suburbia’: Dina Goldstein’s Arresting Photo Series on Religion vs. Consumerism | Dina Goldstein | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHad the term not already been taken, Obama might well have called his intermediary path the “third way.”
The second is the possibility of an intermediary agreement in case a final status agreement will not be possible.
What The White House Could Learn From Barak’s Farewell Message | Carlo Strenger | March 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLocal jurisdictions have also created intermediary programs.
So the predator priest (who could sign) was actually an intermediary between the kids and their parents.
Alex Gibney’s ‘Mea Maxima Culpa’: Sex, Lies, and the Catholic Church | Michael Moynihan | February 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAustria, however, had a considerable quantity on hand, and these an intermediary proposed I should buy.
The Supplies for the Confederate Army | Caleb HusePermit me to say, monsieur, that you must also have heard of me through some other intermediary than mutual friends.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne SueDeposits can be made by the intermediary of rural postmen to the extent of 500 florins.
It will be noticed that Nelson was practically the intermediary between the two commanders-in-chief.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2) | A. T. (Alfred Thayer) MahanThis might be explained away on the ground that the intermediary colors are blends of the extreme colors.
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British Dictionary definitions for intermediary
/ (ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪərɪ) /
a person who acts as a mediator or agent between parties
something that acts as a medium or means
an intermediate state or period
acting as an intermediary
situated, acting, or coming between; intermediate
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