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It said the school leaned on how applicants answered “hardship” questions — which ask students how they overcame disadvantages — as a proxy for race.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

“Testosterone levels have no place as a proxy for a myriad of physical and mental readiness tests, where capacity and readiness is directly measured,” Redwood concluded.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

Wall Street uses as its proxy for risk the idea of the volatility of returns — if one asset rises and then falls, it is “riskier” than one that doesn’t.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Investors have pulled billions, funds have closed and proxy voting is down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Sissy was so realistic about her pregnancy by proxy that she simulated morning sickness in the beginning weeks.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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

The document makes no mention of missiles, proxies or the navy, though the latter has been largely destroyed by US strikes.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 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

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