The phrase "a proxy cut" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to film editing, software development, or any situation where a substitute or temporary version of something is created for testing or review purposes.
Example: "The editor provided a proxy cut of the film for the producers to review before the final version was completed."
Alternatives: "a rough cut" or "a preliminary version".
Because ferritin may be influenced by menopause, we stratified by age (45 years as a proxy cut-off for pre- and postmenopausal age).
Based on these curves, we selected the cut-off values with the highest value for the combined sensitivity and specificity as a proxy for the optimal cut-off value (Youden index).
We stratified for age (45 years as a proxy for the pre/postmenopausal cut-off) in the Andean group because the population included women from 12 to 80 years of age and because menopause might influence ferritin and other factors that might confound associations between genotypes and Cd metabolism.
A devaluation is a proxy for a national pay cut: it helps exporters but makes consumers of imports poorer.
The Fed makes a proxy for all three.The unease cuts across party lines.
11 pay cut, according to a proxy statement filed yesterday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
One advantage in using frontier ISPs as a proxy for internet resilience is that it cuts through any biases from news reports about blackouts in developing world nations.
But I never look back and regret the way I unceremoniously cut ties with my therapist through a proxy, and I certainly don't regret that I didn't give it four to six sessions worth of thought.
The multiple on revenue upon which public SaaS businesses are valued (a proxy for what the private markets price off of) has nearly been cut in half since early 2014.
But Mr. Li cut that corner by using prices for credit default swaps as a proxy for the actual data.
We used a cut off score of ≥27 points on the CES-D scale as a proxy for diagnosis of 'moderate-severe' depressive symptoms.
