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confidant

[kon-fi-dant, -dahnt, -duhnt, kon-fi-dant, -dahnt] / ˈkɒn fɪˌdænt, -ˌdɑnt, -dənt, ˌkɒn fɪˈdænt, -ˈdɑnt /


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How does one cultivate the abilities necessary to become that confidant?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

It was Cerimedo who helped broker then-candidate Milei’s celebrated 2023 interview with Tucker Carlson, at the time a Trump confidant, an appearance that thrust Milei into the international spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

He is now expanding his work with defense technology startups and has become a confidant of Trump and his advisers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Fellow lawmaker Jean-Philippe Tanguy, a confidant of Le Pen, said that the AfD had taken positions that were "against the interests of France".

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

You are almost my sole confidant in this.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

“You become a little more willing to make compromises on things that you might not usually compromise on, just because you’re so tired of searching,” said Alyssa Tracy, one of Travis’ confidants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Raducanu feels more relaxed - and therefore plays better - when she is surrounded by long-time confidants who she trusts implicitly.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

The government has dismantled much of the Chapitos organization, particularly Iván Archivaldo’s network of close confidants and lieutenants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

The love for Jordan, and what she believed in, is not only on display in this conversation, but also throughout the book itself — through friends, confidants and admirers of her work.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2025

People who never had known what it was to enter the gate of the Mayor’s yard unless it were to do some menial job now paraded in and out as his confidants.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston


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