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Example Sentences
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"We cannot say, on behalf of the government, whether there was genocide," Marianne Paviasen told reporters.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Moreton trades from accounts managed on behalf of various institutional backers, but it is collecting money for a fund to bet on El Niño-related disruption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Two major utilities, Pacific Gas & Electric and Edison International, are threatening consequences if lawmakers fail to take action on their behalf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Graham benefited from not just Trump’s endorsement but a significant funding advantage over Norman, as well as from outside groups flooding the airwaves on her behalf.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
Such names are themselves priority claims, made on behalf of the original discoverers by their admirers, and the implicit analogy is with the naming of America.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing behalf
"My Favorite Chaperone," Vocabulary from the short story
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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