proxies

Example Sentences

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Options are stock proxies and they let investors control more stock for less money than buying stock.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Those numbers exceeded the past production levels of the two countries, and are seen by analysts as proxies of China’s estimated crude oil imports from Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The prosecution allege Stana and Badea flew in from Romania to carry out the attack as paid proxies working for the Iranian state.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The agreement, Sherman said, quickly opened up diplomatic inroads between the U.S. and Iran that could have yielded future talks on subjects including missiles and regional proxies.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

And I wanted to hear the voices one truly never hears, the voices of guards— those on the front lines of our prison policies, society’s proxies.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover