delegate
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A team player, Cook knew when to step back and delegate reponsibilities.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
“I’ve learned to delegate and let other people take over.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
"The latest figure that we have is 72," the government's delegate to Ceuta, Miguel Angel Perez Triano, told reporters, when asked about the number of fatalities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Francisco Martin, a government delegate in Madrid, described the fires as "undoubtedly the largest fire in the history of the Madrid region".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Another source was Elias Boudinot, a delegate from New Jersey to the Continental Congress who went into the army as a colonel and became superintendent of British prisoners of war.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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For some delegates, however, neither leading contender could fully replace Trump.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Nearly half the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention were slaveholders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The four-day conference, which Steinem had a prominent role in organizing, brought together 2,000 elected delegates and 32,000 observers—women from every state as well as representatives from indigenous groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
But he may find it harder to avoid questions about providing more financial support for the Stormont Executive and he will be reminded of something else he told delegates at the Alliance conference.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Some delegates, like George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, thought that slavery itself would eventually die out as the ideals of liberty and freedom behind the Revolution took hold in America.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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As per the OCC, “approvals of applications such as this are made under authority delegated by the Comptroller to career staff.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The position is usually delegated to a junior minister, the paper explains.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Lunetta pointed out that hospitals "have repetitive tasks" which "could be delegated to a good robot".
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Rather than saddle an existing agency with additional duties, Congress delegated rulemaking and enforcement power to a private corporation known as the Horseracing Authority.
From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2026
“What is it, Gus? Something you didn’t handle correctly? Some authority you delegated to somebody else?”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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Similarly to that crawl, L.A.’s will feature a passport system, which involves delegating stamps for every purchase of $10 or more at each stop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
He joked that by delegating Vance to sign it and take on negotiations, the vice president can get some of the blame if it goes wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
But he has become good at delegating, too, with all of the backroom team delivering sessions so the squad don't get tired of hearing one voice.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
He has also espoused a more collegiate style of governance, delegating some particularly sensitive topics to his senior clergy.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
He was delegating the red rubber bands to Laney when his mom called to him from the kitchen.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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