well in

British

adjective

informal on good terms or favourably placed (with)

the foreman was well in with the management

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Carr says there has been a tendency to "wave the banner of success" when things are going well in the industry, but it's important for support to be there when things aren't so good.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

That uptick is one reason why shares of smaller banks, which tend to be more reliant on company lending, have done well in 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

While he did not identify which officials had called, all three main indexes in New York ended well in positive territory, while oil gave back all its gains.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Financial markets should continue to function well in this case, Adrian said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

They’d all done amazingly well in school and had gone to Ivy League universities.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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