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ay-mee-nawns greez
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a behind the scenes decision-maker or power-broker; a puppet-master; literally: gray eminence
1988The Lyre of OrpheusThere was no secret about the compelling portrait of Judas, holding firmly to his moneybag; there were enough sketches in the books Francis had filled at Düsterstein to mark him clearly as Tancred Saraceni, father in art to Francis, and an ambiguous éminence grise in the art world of forty years ago…1989HollywoodThe subject of the assistant president, the éminence grise, the Texas Machiavelli, was too enormous for either to embark on.1990The Bourne UltimatumHis bald head, fringed by perfectly groomed gray hair above his temples, was like the skull of an anointed éminence grise of some royal court where kings, princes and pretenders deferred to his wisdom…1994The Alienist...Ward McAllister had been Mrs. Astor's social éminence grise…Labels: Caleb Carr, Gore Vidal, Robert Ludlum, Robertson Davies
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