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[broh-ker] / ˈbroʊ kər /


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Luis Grande, head of the Baires Fly airline which carried Bolsonaro, told AFP on Thursday he had been hired by a broker "who lives in the United States."

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

US First Lady Melania Trump, who helped broker the ceasefire along with Pope Leo XIV, said on Tuesday that the area involved had been expanded to provide "safe passage" for humanitarian convoys.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Mr. Warren is a real-estate broker in St. Helena, Calif.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“You kind of feel like you’re in Hawaii or somewhere else,” at Conway studios, said entertainment real estate broker Nicole Mihalka of CBRE.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

I was a successful mortgage broker, married, seemingly poised at the sweet prime of my life.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

After charming L.A.’s major power brokers, she had hoped to win the primary outright and avoid a runoff so she could focus exclusively on the Meta trial in August.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Salespeople or brokers quote consumers a price, which seems astronomical as a lump sum, and present a rate of return.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Tal and Oren once worked as successful real-estate brokers, and Alon worked at the family’s private security firm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The club's power brokers ignored a clamour to bring in more striking support in the summer and instead reinforced Carrick's midfield.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Arms folded, they considered the shag carpeting while their brokers talked about “potential.”

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

Those people, all of whom were involved in or briefed on the negotiations, said the military aid and deportation deal were brokered simultaneously by State Department officials as part of the same package.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

It relied hugely on advertising that was brokered through third-party services such as Apple, and wanted to change that by broadening beyond social media to its own hardware and devices.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Announcing last Friday that she had brokered the ceasefire, Melania Trump said civilian officials from both Russia and Ukraine would visit residents in their homes and "determine the level of assistance they require".

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Integer’s first project was one that Navatek had brokered with Graham.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

A deal Sam conveniently ignored whenever he felt like it, and their mother, who brokered the compromise in the first place, always let Sam get away with it.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau

Apparently, she’s been busy brokering a ceasefire between Russian and Ukrainian forces in the occupied city of Oleshky.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

The Times previously reported the prevalence of tee-time brokering, in which scores of local golfers shared frustrations over their inability to secure a tee time on public courses in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

In 2022, she pulled off a diplomatic feat by brokering the Black Sea Grain Initiative between Moscow and Kyiv to allow grain exports following Russia's invasion.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Jesus was not brokering a deal between two powers.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

“But I have access to Madoc. I have access to Balekin. I’m our best shot at brokering a deal.”

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black


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