Thesaurus results for EXECUTORS

executors

noun

plural of executor

as in agents

someone who is named to act on behalf of another He named his daughter as the executor of his will.

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Recent Examples of executors The New Mexico attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday against two of Jeffrey Epstein's closest confidants, seeking to stop them from receiving payments for serving as executors of his estate. — Graham Kates, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Epstein owned the Zorro Ranch for decades Earlier this year, Indyke and Kahn agreed as executors of the estate to settle a class-action lawsuit brought against them by Epstein accusers for up to $35 million. — Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 No charges have been filed against the co-executors, Epstein's longtime lawyer Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn. — Dan Mangan,jim Forkin, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 While executors have time to complete estate administration, 10 years stretches beyond reasonable expectations. — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026 While executors have time to complete estate administration,10 years stretches beyond reasonable expectations. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Agents are granted access to databases, communication platforms and code executors. — Neeraj Sabharwal, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Mitchell Zuckerman, a cofounder of Art Market Advisors and a former Sotheby’s executive, told me that executors and beneficiaries frequently choose guarantees. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 That’s why disputes over executors and other estate fiduciaries are among the most common issues raised in probate litigation. — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 29 July 2026

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Noun

For all its tests, the company builds realistic simulated environments, red teams these environments itself and with third parties to see whether they can be escaped, and monitors what agents do.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
In a video of the incident posted to social media, a black SUV was seen driving down the residential street before appearing to strike an observer as other observers blew whistles in warning of approaching agents.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of agents

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Late last month, roughly 100 dockworker delegates from four countries rallied outside DP World’s Centerm terminal at the Port of Vancouver, following an international anti-automation summit that included Montreal’s own CUPE Local 375.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
The French gêne par procuration delegates discomfort, while the German Fremdschämen means foreign shame.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of delegates

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Jong-kyu Hwang, Hanwha Power’s Vice President of Technology Solutions, attended alongside senior ABS representatives.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Its sales representatives are individually building personal Gmail scripts, at night, in Google Apps Script, to survive an inbox that the AI-first version of the same company would have automated a year ago.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of representatives

Noun

While the lack of regulation may be drawing users to prediction markets, the platform’s Wild West qualities may also prevent them from being reliable insurance proxies, Mitts argued.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Cryptography is embedded throughout applications, identity platforms, APIs, cloud services, firewalls, load balancers, proxies, certificate authorities, VPNs and software libraries.

— Scott Alldridge, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of proxies

Noun

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 assignees

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The initiative is also part of a cooperation Program for the cinema and audiovisual sectors signed in June 2026 by Italian and French cultural ministers, and with an expert group meeting for the first time at the MIA conference.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026
With tensions rising between Israel’s far-right ministers and Hamas, the arrangement had run its course, Qatar believed.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of ministers

Noun

While county police officers became deputies under Cordero-Stutz’s authority, county correctional officers remained under Levine Cava’s authority.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Videos posted on social media show deputies also used pepper spray as race attendees surrounded them and threw objects.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026

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