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agent

[ay-juhnt] / ˈeɪ dʒənt /


NOUN
power, instrument for achievement
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STRONG


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Still only a teenager whose magical passes screamed louder than any of his two-word interview answers ever could, Doncic didn’t say a word with Real Madrid, his longtime Spanish agent Quique Villalobos said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

But some professional money managers have a more positive take on Meta’s ability to grow new revenue streams tied to its Muse AI agent, as reported by Christine Ji and Nora Redmund.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Right now, Muse is the leading agent because it is capable, has been well marketed and is a first mover among the big tech companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Conte, who played for Juventus and Italy in a stellar career, is a free agent after leaving Napoli at the end of last season.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

“They were a gift,” I said, trying not to deviate too far from the original lie I’d told the border patrol agent early that morning.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Weeks later, he called her death a "tragedy" and said agents were sometimes "going to make a mistake".

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Board directors have access to a dashboard with these measures, allowing them to see things like how many AI agents the company has deployed and how much revenue AI is delivering, Skule said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Read more: Who will benefit more from AI agents when it comes to spending — companies or you?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Soto said a school resource officer obtained security footage from a nearby grocery store and confirmed that the people who had detained the student are agents with U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

FBI agents were assigned to go to every hotel in Chicago.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple


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