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Faustian deal
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Noun
en idiomatic A Faustian bargain.
en 2024 April 11 Alex Ritman Sebastian Stan Transforms Into Young Donald Trump in ‘The Apprentice’ First Look Variety https://variety.com/2024/film/global/donald-trump-sebastian-stan-the-apprentice-1235967584/ Ali Abbasi’s feature — which has just been announced as part of the 2024 Cannes main competition — charts Trump’s ascent to power through what is described as a “Faustian deal” with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn (seen in the still being portrayed by Jeremy Strong). https://web.archive.org/web/20260201052445/https://variety.com/2024/film/global/donald-trump-sebastian-stan-the-apprentice-1235967584/ 1 February 2026
en eponyms