proxy
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Overall, Nvidia ranked at the risky end of corporate-governance scoring by proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services last spring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
But as of Thursday evening no hard evidence had emerged linking the airline hoaxes to Russia, Iran or any proxy groups controlled by them.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
In online parlance,“cringe” is a kind of embarrassment by proxy when someone posts something that should be embarrassing but which doesn’t seem to be to them.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026
Platinum’s value derives primarily from industrial uses and therefore is a proxy for economic activity, while gold proxies not only for that activity but also for geopolitical uncertainty.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
While I never met him, I had the opportunity to see him in action—see him by proxy rather, but I’ll get to that, to him, later.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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He said MI5's successes in identifying and expelling Russian spies from the UK had left the Kremlin dependent on paying proxies for attempted attacks.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
He insisted his officers were keeping an "open mind" and considering "every possible angle" in the security scare, including the possible role of "proxies" working knowingly or unknowingly for a foreign state.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Uren adds that one vision for compensation is to tie pay more closely to impact and outcome, and de-emphasize activity measures, like hours worked, that are frequently used as proxies for productivity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
That includes healthcare proxies, plus durable and medical powers-of-attorney documents.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
And I wanted to hear the voices one truly never hears, the voices of guards— those on the front lines of our prison policies, society’s proxies.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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