silent partner

Example Sentences

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Much that is worth reading has been written about consciousness and its silent partner, the unconscious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

It is the silent partner in every coal operation, and China’s operations are enormous.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

There is a silent partner in every screamer of course.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024

Disney has actually run Hulu since 2019, when Comcast ceded its authority to Disney and effectively became a silent partner.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2023

Here I think we may perceive that this love of quantity often has a silent partner, which is diffidence as to quality.

From Character and Opinion in the United States by Santayana, George