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The phrase "a proxy for litigation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal contexts to refer to something that serves as a substitute or representative in legal proceedings.
Example: "The settlement agreement acted as a proxy for litigation, allowing both parties to avoid a lengthy court battle."
Alternatives: "a substitute for legal action" or "a stand-in for court proceedings."
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Strikingly, we find evidence that litigation by frequent patent litigators, a proxy for litigation by patent assertion entities, is directly associated with decreased VC investment, with no positive effects initially.
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Using data gathered from about 3,300 federal cases in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (EDPA) and the Northern District of Georgia (NDGA), differing measures of settlement emerge depending on whether one is interested in (1) settlement as a proxy for plaintiffs' litigation success, or (2) settlement as a measure of litigated disputes resolved without final adjudication.
Legislative debates could become a proxy for Fourth Amendment litigation, with legislative attention turned away from enacting the best statutory rule and towards what state of statutory law might set up the most advantageous constitutional case.
Signing a proxy for an annual meeting.
Unemployment claims are a proxy for layoffs.
Jobless claims are a proxy for layoffs.
Applications are a proxy for layoffs.
"It's a proxy for enthusiasm".
Price becomes a proxy for quality.
Δ13CWSOM is a proxy for IWUE72.
His ire was perhaps a proxy for a larger concern.
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