confidant

Prince has been a confidant and ally of the president and his advisers, the Journal has reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Rocha Moya, 77, is a longtime stalwart of Mexico’s ruling Morena party and confidant of ex-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the leftist who founded Morena.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Excitedly, Sarris presented proof of his Indian heritage to McKay, his trusted confidant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

"It was really the wish of the Holy Father to be able to do something for the children of Gaza," a close confidant of the late pontiff, Cardinal Anders Arborelius of Sweden, tells me.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

Olmsted talked it over with his sons and with the newest member of the firm, Henry Sargent Codman—“Harry”—an intensely talented young landscape architect who had quickly become a trusted adviser and confidant.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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

If he believes it would be better to throw his confidants under a bus, his past actions show he will do so eagerly.

From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026

In under a decade, the 31-year-old rose rapidly from a political unknown to the vanguard of the modern conservative political movement, earning him a spot as one of President Trump’s closest confidants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

During the war, Lincoln and Seward had become good friends and trusted confidants.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson