delegate
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In real life, he prefers to delegate the unpleasant task to an underling.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
France's minister delegate for international trade, Nicolas Forissier, told AFP in Milwaukee: "I can't imagine that there will be a ban."
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
We’re underestimating the often-invisible work of people who enable higher-ranking leaders to delegate and get the most out of front-line employees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
She has received supportive messages from players and has been able to delegate jobs to her coaching staff, who she describes as "phenomenal".
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Then in the winter of 1840, Henry wrote that he had been elected as a delegate to the World Anti-Slavery Convention, in London, and he would be abroad for about eight months.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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World powers are flying delegates to the Pacific to haggle over the fight against global warming, and to see the plight of island nations surrounded by a rising ocean.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
As Guilfoyle got ready for her speech in a side room at the Thessaloniki conference earlier this month, Marafatsos poked his head out of the room to talk to delegates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The FAI eventually took a vote of its delegates in July, in which 75 members voted to play the matches and 32 voted to boycott.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Jackson, a former state lawmaker, was chosen by Maine Democratic Party delegates to run in place of Platner, who dropped out in July after sexual misconduct allegations against him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
The delegates were then allowed to leave one by one, each person interviewed by the police and his or her name taken down.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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“This is the thing that as of today cannot be delegated to AI,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The position is usually delegated to a junior minister, the paper explains.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
In his third term, Xi has delegated some responsibilities to a small group of loyalists who are in their late 60s and early 70s—considered too old to be viable successors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Lunetta pointed out that hospitals "have repetitive tasks" which "could be delegated to a good robot".
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
The PAC had launched its own propaganda campaign and I was delegated to make our case wherever possible.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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In theory, we could able to liberate ourselves of dull, menial tasks, such as replying to emails, going to meetings or managing calendars and diaries, by delegating these to capable bots.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Similarly to that crawl, L.A.’s will feature a passport system, which involves delegating stamps for every purchase of $10 or more at each stop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Supervision of an agency is necessary to comply with the private nondelegation doctrine, a constitutional principle that prohibits Congress and agencies from delegating authority to private parties without sufficient government oversight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"Our historical experience has taught us that delegating vital matters... to international judicial bodies has been detrimental to our sovereignty and our territorial integrity," he said.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
He was delegating the red rubber bands to Laney when his mom called to him from the kitchen.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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