as in delegates
a person who acts or does business for another
sent a proxy to the meeting to cast his vote for him
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Recent Examples of proxies
Issues that derailed the last round of negotiations included Iran’s nuclear enrichment program, its regional proxies and the strait.
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Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Issues that derailed the last round of negotiations included Iran's nuclear enrichment program, its regional proxies and the strait.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2026
The four cyberattacks are among more than 155 incidents of disruption — including arson, sabotage and espionage — linked to Russia or its proxies by Western officials and tracked by The Associated Press since Moscow's full scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Issues that derailed the last round of negotiations included Iran’s nuclear enrichment program, its regional proxies and the strait.
—Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Now, the Gulf between Tehran and Washington is, frankly, enormous, with major disagreements over Iran's nuclear program, its regional proxies, and, of course, the Strait of Hormuz, Margaret.
—CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Iran wants its proxies in Lebanon and elsewhere to be left alone.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Public proxies Robinhood and Coinbase Global are the key public market proxies for the private prediction market companies, Chhugani said.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
In early tests, the device successfully captured either electrons or calcium ions—proxies for positrons and antiprotons—in the same setup.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Issues that derailed the last round of negotiations included Iran's nuclear enrichment program, its regional proxies and the strait.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2026
The four cyberattacks are among more than 155 incidents of disruption — including arson, sabotage and espionage — linked to Russia or its proxies by Western officials and tracked by The Associated Press since Moscow's full scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Issues that derailed the last round of negotiations included Iran’s nuclear enrichment program, its regional proxies and the strait.
—Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Now, the Gulf between Tehran and Washington is, frankly, enormous, with major disagreements over Iran's nuclear program, its regional proxies, and, of course, the Strait of Hormuz, Margaret.
—CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Iran wants its proxies in Lebanon and elsewhere to be left alone.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Public proxies Robinhood and Coinbase Global are the key public market proxies for the private prediction market companies, Chhugani said.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
In early tests, the device successfully captured either electrons or calcium ions—proxies for positrons and antiprotons—in the same setup.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proxies
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But delegates here at CONVERGE LIVE have emphasized that the loss of trust is a dangerous outcome of the war that will take years to rebuild.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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At the Democratic Convention, Eric Swalwell had the most delegates.—
Julie Watts
April 20,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Search warrant executed at Ketcherside home On March 31, Ashley Ketcherside posted home security footage online showing representatives from the DA's office and the Texas Department of Public Safety arriving at her Godley home with a search warrant.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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When Richard Parker was elected mayor of the West Midlands region in May 2024, among the first people to contact him were representatives from both Villa and neighbours Birmingham City, seeking assistance with stadium redevelopments.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Ashwin Sreenivas, president of AI startup Decagon, said the advent of coding agents has led to a number of shifts within his company.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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The action kicked off in the Bronx, where agents descended on a Selwyn Ave.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Le called for help and medical staff and other deputies responded.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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He was expected to face multiple charges, including first-degree assault for allegedly throwing the chainsaw and other items at deputies, along with possession of motor vehicle theft tools and attempting to elude, officials said.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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The pretrial testimony came as Robinson’s attorneys pressed a Utah judge to ban cameras from his case.—
Matthew Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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On the second day of his July 2024 trial, his criminal defense attorneys — Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro — presented evidence that prosecutors and sheriff’s deputies withheld evidence that may have helped his defense .—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2026
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Guardiola, in conversations with other managers, was still convinced that City would win the title.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Purchasing managers’ data slipped into contraction last month for the first time since the pandemic.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Proxies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proxies. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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