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as in instrumentalities
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 representatives
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 ambassadors
a person sent on a mission to represent another
an undercover agent of the Crown
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as in spies
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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Recent Examples of agents
Before choosing a whitening method, check the care label for guidance on water temperature, safe cleaning agents, and recommended drying methods.
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Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026
When your workforce includes full-time employees, fractional specialists and AI agents, culture becomes about how work gets done, not who does it.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The interactions show how the most minor infraction can lead to an arrest, and how officers actively communicate and plan with ICE agents.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
30 June 2026
First, agents specify in the geofence warrant a time and place to be searched.
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Anne Toomey McKenna,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
Authorities eventually deployed chemical agents to safely secure the area.
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Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Tax season is busy, but the IRS dispatches extra agents to answer calls in the weeks leading up to April 15.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
At a March meeting of roughly 80 developers, Suleyman told staff that the future of software development means fewer people working harder by leveraging AI agents, according to people familiar with the meeting.
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Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
Worse, identification was restricted to a pre-programmed library of agents for only four to eight distinct pathogens.
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David Szondy
june 27,
New Atlas,
27 June 2026
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026
When your workforce includes full-time employees, fractional specialists and AI agents, culture becomes about how work gets done, not who does it.
—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The interactions show how the most minor infraction can lead to an arrest, and how officers actively communicate and plan with ICE agents.
—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
30 June 2026
First, agents specify in the geofence warrant a time and place to be searched.
—
Anne Toomey McKenna,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
Authorities eventually deployed chemical agents to safely secure the area.
—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Tax season is busy, but the IRS dispatches extra agents to answer calls in the weeks leading up to April 15.
—
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
At a March meeting of roughly 80 developers, Suleyman told staff that the future of software development means fewer people working harder by leveraging AI agents, according to people familiar with the meeting.
—
Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
Worse, identification was restricted to a pre-programmed library of agents for only four to eight distinct pathogens.
—
David Szondy
june 27,
New Atlas,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agents
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At the moment, Congress is having a terrible time deciding how to levy taxes, go to war, protect Social Security, confirm judges and live within its means.
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Visiting teams, particularly from wealthy nations with the means to pay for it, will also request the most secluded rooms in the hotel, and away from the street side to minimize noise exposure.
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In 1976, there were 18 Black representatives in Congress; today there are 67.
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Other performers have yet to be officially confirmed by attendees or representatives for Swift and Kelce at the time of publication, though Paul McCartney and Tim McGraw are both believed to have also taken the stage.
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In an era when athletes are often measured by their social media following or endorsement portfolio, Isaac quietly became one of Central Florida’s most dependable ambassadors.
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The Inyambo breed stands apart as cultural ambassadors and heritage symbols in Rwanda and Uganda.
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On Stranger Things, Harbour played police chief Jim Hopper, the surrogate father to Brown's telekinetic teen Eleven, and the new drama from A24 and Netflix finds them as estranged father-daughter spies.
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The District of Columbia's most affluent suburb is McLean, home to diplomats and spies.
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This is not Copenhagen, which has wide boulevards where vehicles and bikes can be easily separated.
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But these unprotected vehicles can run at automobile speeds, posing a risk of injury that’s greater than for those pedaling nonpowered, slower two-wheelers.
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Button Gwinnett didn’t want to be in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress in the summer of 1776, and not just because a heat wave gripped the city and delegates dressed in wool and powdered wigs.
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But on July 2, 1776, as the mighty British army sailed into New York Harbor, the delegates in Philadelphia's Independence Hall voted yea.
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The talks come after the Qatari prime minister met with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Tuesday to discuss ongoing US-Iran talks and regional developments.
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The envoys won’t be having direct negotiations with Iranian diplomats while in Qatar’s capital, Doha, said Majed al-Ansari, a spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry.
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Political operatives tied to Florida Power & Light’s parent company were involved in the scandal, and a former Republican state senator was convicted of violating campaign finance laws.
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That ceasefire is contingent on a complete cessation of fire by the paramilitary group Hezbollah and the evacuation of all Hezbollah operatives from the South Litani Sector, an area in southern Lebanon.
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