proxy
Example Sentences
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Every year millions of dodgy apps and cheapo internet-connected devices ship with an unadvertised back door called residential proxy software.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
And Kimwolf’s creators had figured out a way to hack residential proxy software on a grand scale.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Another tell may come from the VanEck Vectors Coal ETF, which was launched in January 2008 and used the Dow Jones Coal Index as a proxy.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
So Carpino, as a proxy for Moreno, was booed loudly.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
I enlisted Verna, my law school friend, to go by when she could, as a sort of proxy for me.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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