proxy

Wall Street uses as its proxy for risk the idea of the volatility of returns — if one asset rises and then falls, it is “riskier” than one that doesn’t.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

For some residents and local leaders, the dispute over this one block has become a proxy for a battle over Scientology’s role in Clearwater—and clashing visions for the city’s future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Last month, GameStop announced that CEO Ryan Cohen had withdrawn a potentially hefty CEO performance award from the company’s proxy statement.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

South Korea’s KOSPI, a proxy for Asian appetite for the chip trade, slipped to end Monday’s session 0.2% lower, dragging its one-month decline to around 1%.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Finally, when the match ends, Zero stands up with his proxy and steps away from the glass cylinder without a word.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

The document makes no mention of missiles, proxies or the navy, though the latter has been largely destroyed by US strikes.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

It is a far more usable weapon, and much cheaper, than the network of allies and proxies it spent decades and billions building in the Middle East.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

"Melt extents and snowlines are proxies for glacier mass balance."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 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