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well-connected

British

adjective

having influential or important relatives or friends

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In the case of SpaceX, this flipping strategy may not be restricted to well-connected hedge funds.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Epstein, 66, was once a well-connected financial consultant who rubbed shoulders with many prominent politicians and celebrities, including Trump and Clinton.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

These activists have, perhaps inadvertently, come up against some very well-connected people.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

He had re-emerged as a shadowy, well-connected person on Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Elizabeth Bentley was the most well-connected Soviet spy ever to defect to the United States authorities.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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