confidante
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The exhaustive nature of his character played a part in former president of football operations Monchi leaving last year, with Emery's close confidante needing a break.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The party's new leader, Gavin Robinson, who had been a confidante of Donaldson, chose his language carefully, saying there should have been more "cautious realism" about promoting the deal.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
One scene in particular, in which Coley explores Sonya’s room, touching everything, hums with the strange excitement of being a specially invited new confidante.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
The records, earlier reported by Argentina’s La Nación and reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, show calls that same night between Novelli and Karina Milei, who is the president’s sister and closest confidante.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
She was becoming my closest confidante and I depended on her more and more to help me ride through the ups and down of being a member of Team USA.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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In a sixth-floor penthouse, the Future Fund team met with Bankman-Fried and the confidantes who would later testify against him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Casey and Gen’s journey from competitors to confidantes is the film’s familiar emotional center, but tucked into an unfamiliar narrative.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
He was found to have been staying near his hometown of Castelvetrano in western Sicily, his fugitive lifestyle facilitated by his sister and close confidantes.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Their collaboration as confidantes goes back years, but for DaCosta and Thompson, their bold adaptation of “Hedda Gabler” is a peak for both the filmmaker and the actor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026
They were the best confidantes for a lonely little girl.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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