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confidant

[kon-fi-dant, -dahnt, -duhnt, kon-fi-dant, -dahnt] / ˈkɒn fɪˌdænt, -ˌdɑnt, -dənt, ˌkɒn fɪˈdænt, -ˈdɑnt /


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“Bobby Robotowitz” follows Dina, a flailing novelist, mother and wife, as she begins chatting with Bobby, whom she finds an unlikely confidant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Miami meeting follows visits to Moscow and Kyiv last month by Witkoff, a longtime Trump confidant, and Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, as Washington seeks to revive negotiations that have yielded little progress.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

He is now expanding his work with defense technology startups and has become a confidant of Trump and his advisers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 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

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

Valor Equity Partners is the VC firm run by Antonio Gracias, a SpaceX director and one of Musk’s confidants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

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 love for Jordan, and what she believed in, is not only on display in this conversation, but also throughout the book itself — through friends, confidants and admirers of her work.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2025

He relied on several close confidants, including his brother, Ed James, who held a senior executive role, to operate his increasingly indebted empire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025

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

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


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