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agent

[ey-juhnt] / ˈeɪ dʒənt /


NOUN
power, instrument for achievement
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STRONG


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The “orchestration layer” refers to the “coordination of different AI models, agent deployment and workflows,” which Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant performs well, Luria wrote in a previous note.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

“I know a con man when I see one,” says Mr. Rogers, who was a special agent with the FBI from 1989 through 1994.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

According to state prosecutors, Castro falsely claimed that Sosa-Celis and another man had attacked an ICE agent with a broom and shovel, and that he had simply acted in self defense.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

He signed a four-year, $48 million contract with the Packers as a free agent after the 2023 season.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

A second Gestapo agent in plain clothes was pawing eagerly through a pile of silver rijksdaalders and jewelry heaped on the dining room table.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

A US military judge ruled Friday that confessions made by alleged 9/11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to FBI agents are inadmissible and cannot be used against him at trial, The New York Times reported.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Meanwhile, “harnesses” refer to the process of “providing the AI model with access to non-AI software and capabilities,” thus enabling agents to execute tasks, he added.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

Though the influx of agents eventually left Minnesota, taking their horrific behavior elsewhere, state officials have been busy attempting to pursue accountability, filing numerous cases against the federal officers who participated in the raids.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

"Everything I have in my life, I owe to this festival, not just the chance to meet agents and producer writers but going full time as a writer," he said.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Bulik had agents track down the two American students who’d met the mystery man in Moscow.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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