yes-man
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Rosenior admitted when he was hired that he needed to hit the ground running to silence the critics who claimed that he would be a yes-man for the Chelsea hierarchy.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
It appeared that Lurie and Roseman chose a yes-man coach and a placeholder quarterback in preparation for a long, dreary rebuilding cycle.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
On the wholesome 1990s sitcom, Diamond embodied the ultimate yes-man sidekick who executed preppy Zack Morris’ most harebrained ideas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2021
Keegan-Michael Key plays Jake’s obsequious yes-man; John Leguizamo his nervous chopper pilot; and Tyler Mane is an ax-wielding, nonverbal giant.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2019
How many times had I gone there to be his sidekick and his yes-man, to tell him what he wanted to hear?
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
“If somebody asks for a drink, I’m a yes man, as we all should be behind the bar,” she says.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2024
Many thought he would be a "yes" man, cowering in the shadow of his powerful boss.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2023
“You can’t be a yes man to yourself,” he said, “or you’re never going to get better.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
This is a guy that will be the ultimate yes man to the front office and LeBron James.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2022
Yes, yes, man, she is my wife, safe and sound—but where is she?
From By Berwen Banks by Allen Raine
To them, it feels like yes-men have been replaced by skeptical employees who are more likely to shred them on Reddit or Glassdoor than to brown-nose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
A crib of yes-men limits how big he can grow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
Alice Perkins, who chaired the Post Office at the time and faced a second day of questioning by lawyers on Thursday, denied that Ms Vennells had surrounded herself with "yes-men and yes-women".
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024
They're surrounded by yes-men and rarely have to encounter countervailing evidence to their prejudices.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2024
Winstein didn't want yes-men around him; he wanted men who could and would think.
From By Proxy by H. R. van Dongen
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