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[broh-ker] / ˈbroʊ kər /


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It was a major victory for the industry, and showcased Armstrong’s new status as a crypto power broker.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

The broker reiterates its outperform rating and A$5.50/share price target on South32.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Andrew Montlake, chief executive of mortgage broker Coreco, said that the latest data showed that "the inflation dragon has not been fully slain".

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Lilly Cassirer Neubauer escaped Germany at the dawn of World War II by relinquishing to a Nazi art broker the exquisite impressionist masterpiece “Rue Saint-Honoré in the Afternoon. Effect of Rain,” by Camille Pissarro.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

She reasserted herself as the power broker among the leaders of the neighboring states, forging alliances and drawing up agreements.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

SINGAPORE—The crowd gasped as the brokers swung the wooden mallets on the lid of the sake barrel, cracking it open in celebration.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

But today's deals have much stronger affordability checks and do not pose the same risks, says David Hollingworth, associate director at brokers L&C Mortgages.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

From their desks, brokers are profiting as buyers of jet fuel, diesel and gasoline mitigate wild swings in prices with derivatives.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Video captured pardon brokers Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl, who were seen asking for $300,000 for their help, saying they worked with influencers close to Trump who would advocate for their cases.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

And on the floors below us, in order of descent, were three small firms of computer dealers, attorneys, and real estate brokers.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

The Gulf state has brokered dozens of prisoner swaps between Moscow and Kyiv since the start of the war.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

He recently brokered a deal for a maker of water treatment chemicals in Pittsburg, Calif., to sell hydrogen, one of its byproducts, to transit agencies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Another advantage is that the interest earned is not automatically swept into a settlement account, as it is with some brokered CDs available.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

After Koroma was charged and placed under house arrest, Ecowas brokered a deal with the government of Sierra Leone, allowing the former president to go into exile in Nigeria and seek medical attention there.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Historians have emphasized the several compromises the delegates in Philadelphia brokered to produce the constitutional consensus: the interest of large versus small states; federal versus state jurisdiction; the sectional bargain over slavery.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Jesus was not brokering a deal between two powers.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

Many states seek good relations with both sides to play a mediating role -- hosting talks or brokering the return of children.

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

European leaders and the prime minister of Pakistan, which is brokering U.S.-Iran talks, warned that the operations could be putting the truce at risk.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

Pakistan’s prominent role in brokering a two-week cease-fire between the U.S. and Israel and Iran places it in an unusual position: on the front line of international diplomacy.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

“But I have access to Madoc. I have access to Balekin. I’m our best shot at brokering a deal.”

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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