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as in delegate
a person who acts or does business for another
the club president sent a deputy to the conference to vote on our behalf
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as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
a deputy supervisor to help out with routine tasks
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as in junior
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Recent Examples of deputy
Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Two men were killed in a shooting near West Palm Beach on Saturday afternoon, deputies said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2025
Hochman assigned three deputies to review the transcripts of both Menendez trials, and announced his decision to withdraw the petition at a lengthy press conference.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
She was headed to Iowa, deputies said, but her vehicle was discovered abandoned April 6 in a remote part of Harney County in Oregon, deputies said.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Shelley Webb is a supervising deputy in the criminal division of the City Attorney’s Office.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Two men were killed in a shooting near West Palm Beach on Saturday afternoon, deputies said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2025
Hochman assigned three deputies to review the transcripts of both Menendez trials, and announced his decision to withdraw the petition at a lengthy press conference.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
She was headed to Iowa, deputies said, but her vehicle was discovered abandoned April 6 in a remote part of Harney County in Oregon, deputies said.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Noun
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After John Kerry’s speech accepting the nomination for president, balloons were supposed to drop from the ceiling onto the delegates below.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
13 Apr. 2025
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And in Maryland, both chambers of the state legislature passed the Organized Retail Act of 2025, introduced by Delegate Karen Toles with the support of delegates Robin Grammer, Wayne Hartman and Chao Wu.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Apr. 2025
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In October, Microsoft added support for Anthropic’s Sonnet model in its GitHub Copilot assistant, and weeks later, some programmers reported that Cursor was preferable to Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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Now, Amy Borghesi is charged with stealing cash from school fundraisers throughout her two-year employment as an administrative assistant at Murphy Elementary School, according to school officials and court documents filed on April 15.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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Grapevine has a flurry of talent including junior catcher Gianni Corral, an uncommitted recruit who was previously committed to Texas A&M. Outfielder Zachary Goldstein, also a junior, is a scrappy speedster with a knack for getting on base.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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John Kennedy, a Republican, is the junior United States senator from Louisiana.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Stakeholders When an incident goes down, multiple internal and external stakeholders will be involved: employees, customers, business partners, insurers, regulators, government representatives, law enforcement, etc.—
Steve Durbin,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Candidates include former state representative and Council of State candidate Wesley Harris, who is challenging current Chairman Drew Kromer.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2025
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The pontiff, who had been facing major health issues in the past several weeks, used an aide, Archbishop Diego Ravelli, to deliver his Easter Sunday speech to a crowd gathered at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Signal chat until recently included about a dozen of Hegseth's top aides, including Joe Kasper, Hegseth's chief of staff, and Sean Parnell, the Pentagon's chief spokesman.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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Those qualities should top your list of agent must-haves, along with clear communication and high client ratings.—
Berit Thorkelson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Apr. 2025
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Sellers can now choose whether to offer buyer agent compensation through MLS platforms—a change that has already begun reshaping how homes are bought and sold across the country.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.—
Kyla Mandel,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
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During questioning by Read's defense attorney, Faller said that the type of alcohol test done in a medical setting for the purpose of diagnosing health issues is different than the type of test used in forensics and relied upon in a court of law.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Once again, the world sees that the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office, formally known as the Southern District of New York, employs the best lawyers in the country.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2025
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