proxy

Is the collective pronoun meant to be a proxy for her private and public selves?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Barrack said that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who led the rebel forces against Assad, "has neither adopted not maintained proxy forces" and "repeatedly indicated a preference for de-escalation with Israel".

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

The number starts out as a proxy for something meaningful that you care about.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Unless you are named as his legal guardian or medical proxy, relatives — even siblings — carry no legal obligation to provide physical or financial support for an ailing relative.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Nothing is worse than the secret humiliation of being insulted by proxy.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

Managing to survive two wars, a decapitated leadership, gutted air and naval defenses, weakened proxies and a spiraling economy have allowed it to play a weak hand strongly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

So we reach for proxies: hours of sleep, number of words said, percentile growth chart.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Independent power producers rerated like technology stocks, and utilities that spent decades as bond proxies suddenly had growth stories.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

The corsairs, sometimes defining themselves as a naval mujahideen, also acted as mercenaries or proxies.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

Lawyers for each side met with inspectors of elections, whose job it was to approve or eliminate questionable proxies.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell