inner circle
Example Sentences
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He ran a well-oiled machine, with members of his inner circle performing specific roles.
But he cautioned that some members of President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle know that this protracted campaign is folly and that resistance to Putin inside Russia is slowly growing.
From Washington Post
Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban-led government’s chief spokesman and part of the supreme leader’s inner circle, denied authorities were to blame for Afghanistan’s many crises.
From Washington Times
Along the way he turned himself into a billion-dollar corporation with the help of an inner circle composed of three buddies he met as a teenager.
From Los Angeles Times
A member of Roy’s inner circle recalled a time when the media titan phoned Kendall’s assistant with a savage message: “I’m gonna grind his f— bones to make my bread.”
From Los Angeles Times
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