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Proxy

A measure that stands in for the community because statistics do not count it directly, for example a country of origin. A proxy is named as a proxy.

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Proxy

A measure that stands in for the community because statistics do not count it directly, for example a country of origin. A proxy is named as a proxy.

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A measure that stands in for the community because statistics do not count it directly, for example a country of origin. A proxy is named as a proxy.

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