silent partner

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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

Natalie Whelton, senior wealth adviser and wealth strategist at HB Wealth, said she works hard to help the more silent partner speak up in retirement planning.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

July 30, 2025A previous version of this article described Kay Elyse as a silent partner.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025

The locally owned franchise, Anchored Tiny Homes, is owned by Goodwin; his wife, Natalie Wright; and a silent partner.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

This is to inform you that we have discovered the silent partner in the firm, who is the chief instrument in putting up the money to defeat the treaty.

From Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy by Wells, David Dwight