well-connected
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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That word, however, no longer carries its traditional meaning of the fabulously rich and politically well-connected.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
Kalshi has hired a well-connected former regulator to run its compliance efforts amid growing scrutiny of prediction markets and as the firm moves beyond retail customers to bring its event contracts to institutional clients.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
All of which is to say that by the time Tanaka began directing, she was an accomplished and well-connected film artist.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Epstein loved to brag about his well-connected and well-appointed friends, Davies said.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The sweet, dependable, well-connected Barbara whom Jack and Emily thought he should marry had invited him to spend a week at her parents’ castle in the Highlands.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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