delegates

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All the delegates saw the smoke as they arrived at the expo centre on the edge of the city.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

It simply delegates those decisions to an index provider.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Throughout the U.S.–Iranian talks, Tehran’s delegates have insisted that the two wars involving Israel—in Iran and in Lebanon—were essentially the same conflict, and that a peace deal had to include a ceasefire in Lebanon.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

Thirteen of the 39 signers of the Constitution were from the South, and it’s estimated that 25 delegates to the Constitutional Convention owned slaves.

From Salon • May 14, 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