delegate
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She has received supportive messages from players and has been able to delegate jobs to her coaching staff, who she describes as "phenomenal".
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Describe what your manager can expect to see you take on and what they can delegate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
“I’ve learned to delegate and let other people take over.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
They choose to spend their time where they create the greatest value and delegate.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
Thyon was, in fact, the only delegate who hadn’t come to watch the launch.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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For some delegates, however, neither leading contender could fully replace Trump.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Nearly half the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention were slaveholders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
That was followed by a long-promised "national dialogue", in which some 4,000 delegates gathered to discuss the country's many challenges, including its deep ethnic divides and ongoing insurgencies.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
It attracts more than 2,000 delegates and retains some of the original features such as the MacTaggart lecture – named after the ground-breaking drama producer James MacTaggart who had died two years before.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Around the rustic table placed in the center of a patched circus tent where the delegates sat were the last officers who were faithful to Colonel Aureliano Buendía.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Lunetta pointed out that hospitals "have repetitive tasks" which "could be delegated to a good robot".
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
In 2022, the 5th Circuit ruled that this arrangement delegated “government power to a private entity without sufficient agency supervision” and struck it down.
From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2026
Decisions made with human judgment are delegated to algorithms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
“I don’t see where Harmeet Dhillon has the experience or the normal level of authority that this would be delegated to,” the official said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
But first a tissue sample had to be provided, which required a tricky biopsy that Farmer delegated to a very competent Haitian surgeon in Mirebalais.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Similarly to that crawl, L.A.’s will feature a passport system, which involves delegating stamps for every purchase of $10 or more at each stop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Supervision of an agency is necessary to comply with the private nondelegation doctrine, a constitutional principle that prohibits Congress and agencies from delegating authority to private parties without sufficient government oversight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"Alter-Ego" may seem capable but "no-one has considered directly delegating the administration of pills" to it, neurologist Rachele Piras said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
But he has become good at delegating, too, with all of the backroom team delivering sessions so the squad don't get tired of hearing one voice.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
This morning Dad has taken the liberty of delegating tasks through passive-aggressive Post-it notes hidden like Easter eggs all over the house.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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