proxy
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That retail shareholder base has consistently voted with Musk, often against proxy advisors’ recommendations—especially on issues related to Musk’s pay awards, which have historically included large amounts of incentive-laden stock.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
"It's a proxy prime ministerial election in a sense," says Rob Ford, professor of political science at the University of Manchester.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
He concentrated in the growth of Oracle’s remaining performance obligations, or RPO, a key industry metric that often acts as a proxy for long term revenue projections.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
And three, that headline inflation was a reasonable proxy for the cost of being old in America.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 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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