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proxy

[prok-see] / ˈprɒk si /


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His takeaway is nuanced, and he cautioned that investors shouldn’t use conference-call mentions “ as a proxy for either the technology’s adoption or near-term utility.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins on Wednesday issued a one-two punch to government pension funds and proxy advisory firms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The Hugging Face hack instead points to switched-off safeguards, tasks assigned without a valid exit, rewards for persistence, and an internet-accessible proxy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Real one-year yields, a proxy for the real policy rate, nine years from now are at 3.3%, higher than just before the global financial crisis.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

There were lawyers who knew more about the rules of proxy contests, but no one was better in a fight than Joe Flom...

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

Using VPNs, proxies, corporate networks, university Wi-Fi and public networks can increase how often someone sees a captcha, says Yang Xiang, a professor at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

So we reach for proxies: hours of sleep, number of words said, percentile growth chart.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Independent power producers rerated like technology stocks, and utilities that spent decades as bond proxies suddenly had growth stories.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

The corsairs, sometimes defining themselves as a naval mujahideen, also acted as mercenaries or proxies.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

Lawyers for each side met with inspectors of elections, whose job it was to approve or eliminate questionable proxies.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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