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For his part, Hausfather cautioned that there are “pretty big uncertainties when you are working with indirect measurements like coral proxy records,” so comparing historic El Niños to modern ones is inherently hard to do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

That is why paleoclimatologists turn to proxy data -- such as corals.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Instead, the support was a proxy vote for her late brother or, simply, the president.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

Recent data could point to a 6.6% fall in intermediate-goods production—a decent proxy for sensitivity to low water levels—pushing down industrial production by 2.5% over six months, all else being equal, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

“Flom’s early specialty was proxy fights, and that was not what we did, just like we don’t do matrimonial work,” said Robert Rifkind, a longtime partner at Cravath, Swaine and Moore.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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

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