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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

For some residents and local leaders, the dispute over this one block has become a proxy for a battle over Scientology’s role in Clearwater—and clashing visions for the city’s future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

The geographic separation between wife and husband was a proxy for the emotional distance that opened between them as the years progressed, exposing an unevenness that was perhaps present from the beginning of their relationship.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Still, the American AI model has been popular among Chinese researchers and engineers who use it through overseas proxies, often subsidized by their employers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 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

"Melt extents and snowlines are proxies for glacier mass balance."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 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