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as in instrumentality
something used to achieve an end
the whitening agent in the detergent is chlorine bleach the Church has been the traditional agent for social justice in impoverished countries
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as in deputy
a person who acts or does business for another
the sports agent negotiated a record-breaking contract for the baseball player
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as in ambassador
a person sent on a mission to represent another
an undercover agent of the Crown
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as in spy
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
an agent feeding information about enemy troop movements
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Read: Foreign leaders face the Trump test In this context, Donald Trump could be a necessary agent of change.
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Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Coop, real estate agent Jenna Cooper’s boutique, is offering free clothing for individuals and families affected by the fires from now until Jan. 12, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The others include a real estate agent, a nanny and a pastry chef.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
There are action sequences, including a harrowing escape of agents stationed in Ukraine, and Martian’s fight skills are eventually put to good use.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
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Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Coop, real estate agent Jenna Cooper’s boutique, is offering free clothing for individuals and families affected by the fires from now until Jan. 12, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The others include a real estate agent, a nanny and a pastry chef.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
There are action sequences, including a harrowing escape of agents stationed in Ukraine, and Martian’s fight skills are eventually put to good use.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
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Amtrak is also not considered a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States Government and its overseeing regulatory body, the OIG, remains open during shutdowns as well.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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But the instrumentality of so many of his characters seems to have reached a nadir in The City and Its Uncertain Walls.Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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Two of Biden’s close aides – deputy chief of staff Annie Tomasini and Anthony Bernal, Jill Biden's top adviser – will take the lead on planning for a presidential library, Axios reported in December.Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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At Nebraska, general manager Sean Padden manages the relationship with 1890, along with assistant AD for NIL strategy and governance Jonathan Bateman and deputy AD/COO Haven Fields.Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Max Baucus served as the U.S. ambassador to China from 2014 to 2017.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Around that time, Florida Rep. Mike Waltz will resign to become Trump's national security adviser, while New York Rep. Elise Stefanik looks on track to secure Senate confirmation as the country's next ambassador to the U.N.Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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The 10 best books of December include a spy novel, essays by physicist Alan Lightman, and a group biography of four women scientists in Nazi Germany.Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Jan. 2025
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Essay Spook Stories: All Writers are Spies Jason McBride Ian McEwan’s Sweet Tooth takes the spy novel to metafictional new heights.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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The only acceptable options for filling vacancies should be holding a special election or appointing an interim representative solely to allow time to organize that election to ensure community representation.Hiram Soto, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Puerto Ricans also do not have a voting representative in Congress.Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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Extra Resource: Why Every Entrepreneur Needs An Exit Strategy Automate and delegate: Invest in tools and team members that free up your time and reduce your involvement in daily operations.Lien De Pau, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Then Kannan Srinivasan, a State House delegate, won the Democratic nomination to replace Mr. Subramanyam and resigned his seat.Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Several Yemeni al-Qaeda operatives failed to get visas to the U.S. because they were viewed as potential economic migrants, McDermott and Meyer write.Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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The reality series sends a group of celebrities to undergo training with former Special Forces operatives.Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Similarly, an instrument aboard NOAA’s JPSS-2 satellite, NOAA-21, took this picture also highlighting the hotspots from the fire and the length of the smoke plume extending out over the ocean.Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Today’s early systems already require thousands of specialty parts, tools, and instruments; sophisticated fabrication and cryogenic facilities; and world-class mastery in dozens of technical areas, all supported by billions of dollars of investment in research and development.Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agent. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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