right-hand man

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Dr. Ralph Abraham, his right-hand man at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, recently shrugged off rising measles cases, saying that losing our elimination status was simply the “cost of doing business.”

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

Sanchez’s former right-hand man and former transport minister, Jose Luis Abalos, went on trial this month over alleged kickbacks linked to public contracts.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

At the time, in addition to Berrada, United had Wilcox as technical director, Christopher Vivell as an interim director of recruitment and Ratcliffe's right-hand man Sir Dave Brailsford as a football club director.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

He met Mike Haugstatter, his trusted right-hand man, at the 21 Club, the now-closed landmark in the city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

When the sighting rod was set up, Rondon’s loyal right-hand man, Lieutenant João Salustiano Lyra, used a telemeter, an instrument that measured the distance from his canoe to the sighting rod.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple