delegate
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ChatGPT owner OpenAI said it expects users will eventually be able to delegate purchases entirely to their AI agent by setting parameters, such as spending limits and purchase categories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Earlier on Thursday, Vice President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas, the EU's top diplomat, told BBC's Newshour the presence of a European delegate showed the Kremlin "now realised that Europe is a big player".
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
"If we no longer have a scientific basis to work from, then everything we discuss here is merely a matter of opinion," the delegate added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
A two-person management committee would assume day-to-day responsibilities, with Overdeck and Siegel each appointing their own delegate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The chaplain shook his head, feeling despicably remiss because he did not know how to delegate responsibility and had no initiative, and because he really had been tempted to disagree with the colonel.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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A Dorset COP 2026 event is also being held on Saturday as world leaders and delegates gather at Antalya in Turkey for the COP31 climate summit.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
In Armenia's capital this week a fight between politicians broke out - not the mass brawl in its parliament that was so widely documented on social media - but between delegates from nearly 200 countries.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Late in the convention, the delegates adopted the additional phrase “or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors” in important part to expand the reach of impeachable corruption beyond technical bribery.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
After the war Gouverneur Morris was tapped by Pennsylvania to be one of its delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
I received ANC people from all of the regions, as well as delegates from the UDF and COSATU.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Seabright found that the revision made no meaningful difference because those powers could not have been delegated to Essayli in the first place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
In some cases, the main takeaway is that a certain topic is not in a CEO’s wheelhouse and ought to be delegated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Ethical choices can’t be delegated to a model.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The licences are issued by the Football Association, though the process itself is delegated to the Premier League.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The PAC had launched its own propaganda campaign and I was delegated to make our case wherever possible.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Four years into retirement, I’m enjoying the benefits of delegating money matters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
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
These set out guidance on what states can do to enhance credibility and improve transparency, including by delegating investigations to a third party if necessary.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 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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