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agent

[ey-juhnt] / ˈeɪ dʒənt /


NOUN
power, instrument for achievement
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STRONG


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The agent now handles all of her trips, which can tally up to seven a year, and even helps the family decide where to go.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

In 2024, federal authorities charged Linda Sun, a woman who had served as a senior deputy to two New York governors, with being a Chinese agent working to push that government’s agenda.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Meanwhile, China's top economic planning body has blocked Meta's $2-billion bid for China-founded, Singapore-based AI agent startup Manus.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

He was a free agent at the time the essay was published, and so it remained unclear whether coming out would end his NBA career.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Mary Surratt was a forty-two-year-old Maryland widow and mother of John Harrison Surratt, a Confederate secret agent and friend of Booth’s.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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