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representative

[rep-ri-zen-tuh-tiv] / ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛn tə tɪv /






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A representative for Scripps didn’t immediately respond to a message seeking comment.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

A Treasury department representative said the agency doesn’t comment on specific license applications.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Mountbatten-Windsor acted as the UK's special representative for international trade and investment until 2011.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The punching bag for senators opposed to prediction markets was former U.S. representative Patrick McHenry, a senior advisor to a prediction market lobbying organization funded by firms like Kalshi.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The French and the American revolutions both saw more or less tyrannical polities overtaken—at least on paper—by forms of representative democracy.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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