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“The question is ultimately about familiarity, affinity, and allyship—not as symbolic gestures, but as evidence accumulated over years of shared political struggle. It is a proxy for trust,” he wrote.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

But doctors say it’s a good proxy for overall strength in both your upper and lower body.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Even so, memory stocks remain as good a proxy as there is for investors’ belief in the boom’s staying power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

His takeaway is nuanced, and he cautioned that investors shouldn’t use conference-call mentions “ as a proxy for either the technology’s adoption or near-term utility.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Zero’s proxy jots something down on her clipboard.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

He insisted his officers were keeping an "open mind" and considering "every possible angle" in the security scare, including the possible role of "proxies" working knowingly or unknowingly for a foreign state.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Uren adds that one vision for compensation is to tie pay more closely to impact and outcome, and de-emphasize activity measures, like hours worked, that are frequently used as proxies for productivity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Regional countries have also asked the mediators that any agreement should include guarantees that neither Iran nor its proxies will pose threats to their territories, according to senior Arab officials familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 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