delegate
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The high courts often delegate some authority to the state bar or involve the bar in the process.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
Claws are autonomous agents and can plan and execute tasks on their own, and, critically, spin up their own subagents to tackle specialized tasks, access files and themselves delegate tasks to other subagents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Naphat, 29, was expelled from the Games in December for "using unauthorised third-party software or hardware modification" during the Arena of Valor competition, a letter from a SEA Games delegate said at the time.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
With multiple candidates seeking the endorsement, it may be hard for any single one to reach the 60% threshold of delegate votes needed.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026
He had to delegate authority to a small circle of trusted manhunters, including Lieutenant Lafayette Baker, newly arrived from New York.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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The Bill of Rights
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