proxy

Imagine you were given a daily report on a proxy measure of your baby’s intelligence or their potential to become a football star.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

However, several US media outlets, including the New York Times, reported that a threat from Iranian proxy forces had prompted the switch.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Unless you are named as his legal guardian or medical proxy, relatives — even siblings — carry no legal obligation to provide physical or financial support for an ailing relative.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Investors have been closely monitoring Copilot growth as a proxy for whether Microsoft can parlay its capital expenditure into revenue-generating products for business customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The question of a second lab, furthermore, had become a proxy for the question of what to do with Edward Teller.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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

Still, the American AI model has been popular among Chinese researchers and engineers who use it through overseas proxies, often subsidized by their employers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 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