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Bank: A loan estimate directly from a bank typically comes with fewer fees, as there’s no broker or middleman expecting a cut.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

Before SpaceX went public, Kahlon made a fortune by acting as a middleman for investors hoping to add the rocket company to their portfolio.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026

India has positioned itself as a global middleman for the creation, processing and annotation of AI data.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

In June 2022, Nourafchan got confidential information from Goodwin’s systems about Amazon’s plan to acquire iRobot and shared it with his Florida middleman, according to court papers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

Sizwe, the other middleman from my CD business, found out I had a date, and he made it his mission to give me a makeover.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

“The old model of global health assistance was essentially an open-ended subsidy—dollars flowing to overpriced middlemen with minimal accountability and no exit strategy,” a State Department spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

The companies cutting out these middlemen will be eliminating over half of the current roles, the estimate said.

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026

Instead, Iranian sellers, Chinese teapots and middlemen go to elaborate lengths to hide their activity, according to U.S. sanctions notifications and indictments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

To understand where the system breaks down, we must begin with PBMs — the middlemen hired by health plans to negotiate lower prices from drug manufacturers and manage prescription drug benefits for patients.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026

That, after all, was the dealers’ stated function: middlemen.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis