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[broh-ker] / ˈbroʊ kər /


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MarketWatch Picks: I let my broker take over my IRA.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

But it took Jimmy Carter to broker the Camp David Accords six years later, which brought a lasting peace between Egypt and Israel.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

In Florida’s Black-majority 20th District, which was redrawn this year, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz finished ahead of four Black rivals in a crowded field, and will face Brent Andersen, an insurance broker, in November.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

However, if the stocks fall past an agreed level it can trigger what is known as a margin call - when a broker demands payment of the debt.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

They would motor back to the shore and bring the sardines to the fish broker in the market before dawn.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

“It is totally standard for MA plans to pay commissions to insurance brokers who sign Medicare beneficiaries up for their plans; this new relationship is plausibly just a variation on that broader theme.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

“He could be a good leader, a good owner, but he tried to do too many things,” said Thuan Nguyen, founder of mortgage broker Loan Factory, who has clashed with UWM over restrictions on brokers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

That idea sent me down a rabbit hole involving real-estate agents, tiny shoebox apartments and frustrating chats with mortgage brokers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

But others rely on brokers in Gaza who charge high fees to convert electronic transfers into cash.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Mavens are really information brokers, sharing and trading what they know.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

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

Another advantage is that the interest earned is not automatically swept into a settlement account, as it is with some brokered CDs available.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

After Koroma was charged and placed under house arrest, Ecowas brokered a deal with the government of Sierra Leone, allowing the former president to go into exile in Nigeria and seek medical attention there.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

It brokered the two truces and threw its weight behind then junta chief Min Aung Hlaing when he mounted elections he touted as a return to civilian rule.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

The parade ended at Darling Stadium, the namesake of the oyster magnate whose creative entrepreneurship had brokered the land deal with the federal government for the Langley laboratory a half century before.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Jesus was not brokering a deal between two powers.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

RXO is a large third-party logistics firm, or 3PL, brokering truck transportation, freight forwarding, and last-mile delivery for customers in an asset-light business model.

From Barron's May 7, 2026

When China was credited with brokering the Saudi-Iran rapprochement in 2023, the two nations had conducted years of back-channel talks and simply required a low-risk broker to underwrite the final agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

European leaders and the prime minister of Pakistan, which is brokering U.S.-Iran talks, warned that the operations could be putting the truce at risk.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 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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