delegate
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"The latest figure that we have is 72," the government's delegate to Ceuta, Miguel Angel Perez Triano, told reporters, when asked about the number of fatalities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Francisco Martin, a government delegate in Madrid, described the fires as "undoubtedly the largest fire in the history of the Madrid region".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
As AI begins building AI, the country that trusts its models most can delegate the most and compound the fastest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
They choose to spend their time where they create the greatest value and delegate.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
Stunned and defenseless, the male delegate turned and walked away.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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Kim needed at least two thirds of the 1,000 delegates attending the labor federation’s Oakland convention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
But his comment went down with the delegates like a lead balloon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Most of the delegates elected to the convention last weekend support former state Senate President Troy Jackson, and all of his meaningful rivals quickly dropped out.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
In December, Motsepe attended the ANC's national general council meeting, where some delegates wore T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan "PM27" -- a reference to a possible presidential bid in 2027.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
To the astonishment of the city’s ruling class, 78 percent of the 681 delegates to the Democratic convention voted for Harrison on the first ballot.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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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
Rather than saddle an existing agency with additional duties, Congress delegated rulemaking and enforcement power to a private corporation known as the Horseracing Authority.
From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2026
In her opening remarks Friday, Bondi told the committee she delegated most responsibility for managing the release to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, then the department’s No. 2 official.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 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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Wasn’t it true, a juror asked, that he had taken to delegating tasks to subordinates in recent years?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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
"Militaries adopt AI to speed up processes such as target identification. But delegating life-and-death decisions to machines poses profound ethical and human rights risks," said Patrick Wilcken of Amnesty International.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
"Our historical experience has taught us that delegating vital matters... to international judicial bodies has been detrimental to our sovereignty and our territorial integrity," he said.
From Barron's ● May 6, 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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