middleman

Example Sentences

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Jury selection is currently scheduled for 26 October and a trial is expected to continue with Smith and their alleged middleman Jacobson, even if Jeffries is ruled incompetent.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

“You’re hiring a middleman to deal with the middleman to make the middleman more efficient,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

They have done their homework, found the factory, and cut out the middleman.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

With crypto becoming easier to buy than ever, and Strategy’s stock in a tailspin, that spell now appears to be breaking as the market questions whether this middleman deserves to exist at all.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

“Unfortunately, I’m the middleman by default. You’re still pissed about what he said at Sal’s, huh?”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas