behind-the-scenes operator
Example Sentences
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And over the last few weeks, Miller has found himself in unfamiliar territory - a behind-the-scenes operator suddenly in the national spotlight, whose words and actions are being scrutinised.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
He joined the office in 2004 and built a reputation as an effective behind-the-scenes operator with a sophisticated understanding of police affairs.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2024
The son of a strawberry farmer and a schoolteacher from the country’s rural north, Suga had been a behind-the-scenes operator in the governing Liberal Democratic Party, which has dominated Japanese politics for decades.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2021
This speaks to why Mulvaney has been such a successful behind-the-scenes operator within the Trump administration: He knows what makes the president tick.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2019
Mr. Thiel, despite caricatures of him as a sneaky, behind-the-scenes operator, is not a man who is very easily defined.
From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2016
