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[broh-ker] / ˈbroʊ kər /


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“It adds a massive resource offering strategic options,” the broker says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

When Dylan Wagner bought his first home in Naperville, Ill., in 2022, a mortgage broker suggested he apply for an ARM instead of a fixed-rate loan because it would make his monthly payments more affordable.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

But after golf influencer Dave Fink revealed evidence of the broker network to his viewers, the problem became public.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The prime minister noted AI will "multiply" existing threats, and pitched the UK as an "honest broker" on the technology.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

About a quarter of the money went directly for housing, eliminating any chance that it could be paid to a broker.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

Simon Andriesz, a former senior employee of BGC Partners - the international firm of financial brokers founded and run by Lutnick before his appointment by US President Donald Trump - died last month in Thailand.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

These brokers, many of whom were in the Korean community, would gobble up tee times, then advertise them on social media, particularly the Korean app KakaoTalk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Additionally, the fact that yields have now been high for several years, tracing back to 2022, means that brokers already aren’t relying as much on cash lying around.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Farmers are in tight competition on prices, and price increases often come from brokers and distributors after crops leave the farm.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Their source for the sort of information that never gets broadcast or written down: rumors, the behavior of the sell-side brokers, the patterns on the screens.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Last year, the US, Ukraine and Russia separately suggested that a deal to end the war was edging closer following a flurry of talks brokered by the Americans.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

The Gulf state has brokered dozens of prisoner swaps between Moscow and Kyiv since the start of the war.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

During the Covid pandemic, he brokered a partnership between federal researchers and more than a dozen pharmaceutical companies that helped produce effective vaccines in less than a year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

He recently brokered a deal for a maker of water treatment chemicals in Pittsburg, Calif., to sell hydrogen, one of its byproducts, to transit agencies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 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

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

A-Baki, born to Lebanese parents, was instrumental in brokering dialogue between Ecuador and Peru following their brief 1995 border war.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Jesus was not brokering a deal between two powers.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Pakistan’s role in brokering the weekend’s U.S.-Iran cease-fire talks reflects the extraordinary reset the country’s army chief, Asim Munir, has brought about in relations between Washington and Islamabad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 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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