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
His defence was immaculate as he played the silent partner.
From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025
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
About the same time he established a new Annual Register, and became a silent partner in the great printing establishment of the Ballantynes.
From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
