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powerbroker

[pou-er-broh-ker] / ˈpaʊ ərˌbroʊ kər /




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Despite growing speculation Las Vegas could stage the contest, Hearn has had no formal request from Saudi powerbroker Turki Alalshikh to move the bout outside the UK.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Hezbollah’s rise to become one of the world’s most capable non-state armies and a political powerbroker in Lebanon began in the 80s.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024

“We played a good season but not a very good season,” honorary Bayern president and longtime powerbroker Uli Hoeneß said.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2022

His brother, George Norcross, is a Democratic Party organizer and political powerbroker in New Jersey.

From Washington Times • Apr. 25, 2022

It has been wary of straining relations with Moscow, a powerbroker in neighbouring Syria where Israel coordinates strikes against Iranian deployments.

From Reuters • Apr. 20, 2022




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