kingmaker
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His newly-created Futuro Nazionale party polls at around 7 percent and could emerge as a kingmaker next year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Which is why this week Politico asked Piker if he thought of himself as a kingmaker.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
More recently, Mr. Sanders has drawn sizable crowds to his rallies and is viewed as something of a kingmaker in the Democratic Party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
As the kingmaker of the AI boom, Nvidia has invested in its own customers, strategic partners and competitors.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
In later years, I discovered that my father was not only an adviser to kings but a kingmaker.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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