powerbroker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of powerbroker
Example Sentences
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Despite growing speculation Las Vegas could stage the contest, Hearn has had no formal request from Saudi powerbroker Turki Alalshikh to move the bout outside the UK.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
It began when Verhoeven bumped into Briton Statham - a close ally of Saudi boxing powerbroker Turki Alalshikh - in Las Vegas in September 2024, during the Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez v Terence Crawford fight week.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Hezbollah’s rise to become one of the world’s most capable non-state armies and a political powerbroker in Lebanon began in the 80s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2024
Mantel is credited with reenergizing historical fiction with “Wolf Hall” and two sequels about the 16th-century English powerbroker Thomas Cromwell, right-hand man to King Henry VIII.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
His brother, George Norcross, is a Democratic Party organizer and political powerbroker in New Jersey.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 25, 2022
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