confidant
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While he acknowledged the Labour veteran was a "confidant", who he went to for advice, he insisted: "I didn't regard him as my mentor."
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Mexico’s Central Military Intelligence unit then detected a top financial operator for the cartel and close confidant of Oseguera.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
With the revelation of Casey Wasserman’s salacious correspondence and interaction with convicted Epstein confidant and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, he has absolutely NO business leading the 2028 Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
“He’s a friend, he’s a confidant, and he’s like a Swiss Army knife. He’s helpful with the economy. So I’m gonna miss him.”
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
He complained of a double standard that made him a second-class person, and noted that his confidant Andy Kim was dating an intern.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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