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subagent

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as in agency

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Ronen Bar, former head of the agency commonly known as Shin Bet, demanded $965,000 in the suit filed Wednesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Darrell Alexander, who runs composer agency Cool Music, sees working as an additional composer as the best entry point for anyone starting out.

— Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of agency

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After Simpson’s death in 1986, her estate (led by Blum, the executor) auctioned off more than 230 lots of jewels and other pieces at a massive two-day sale at Sotheby’s in Geneva.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
When Hanne, a staff member of a struggling animal rescue, unexpectedly becomes executor of a wealthy hunting family’s estate, a bitter battle over the inheritance erupts.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

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Agents in Jira are generally available, allowing teams to assign work items to AI agents using the same interface as for human assignees, with full audit logging designed for compliance teams.

— Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
To assign a task, simply tick a box, add a description, choose assignees, and input an optional due date.

— Robert Anderson, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of assignee

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Employers would likely have to present their plans to OSHA, a subagency of the Labor Department, during a workplace inspection and could be fined for violations.

— Sarah Chaney Cambon, WSJ, 7 Apr. 2021
The subcommittee took particular aim at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a subagency within the Executive Office of the President.

— Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2020

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In addition to the return of her property, Omar's attorneys are demanding that the Justice Department preserve any audio and video that was taken during the search, according to the letter.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Sims, an attorney was 34th District representative from 2012 to 2018.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of attorney

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Anyone seeking to hold federal agents accountable must be prepared for a long wait, says Borchetta.

— Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Child welfare agents said abuse may have occurred, but the perpetrator was unknown, according to records reviewed by The Washington Post.

— Lara Korte The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of agent

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Israel, feeling more exposed, might become more inclined to strike preventively, and without the United States involved, Iran and its regional proxies might be more tempted to strike back.

— Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
The disagreement reflected a widening divide between Jerusalem and Washington over Israel's military campaign against Iran's regional proxies, as the Biden administration sought to prevent the fighting from escalating into a broader regional war.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of proxy

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The French gêne par procuration delegates discomfort, while the German Fremdschämen means foreign shame.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Organized by the People’s Armed Police, the event brought together more than 320 defense experts and military delegates from 62 countries.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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