behalf
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Filed on behalf of three drivers last week, the proposed class-action lawsuit accuses roughly a dozen companies and their subsidiaries — including Walmart and 7-Eleven — of using algorithmic software to fix prices.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
Others took out Parent Plus loans on behalf of their children, which tend to come with a higher interest rate and fewer repayment options.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
Lawyers have filed a suit against Ghana at west Africa's top human rights court on behalf of deportees sent to the country under the United States' immigration crackdown, the legal team said Tuesday.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
It also recognises the right of any person or organisation to defend, protect and enforce those rights on behalf of nature.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
Luckily, after enough time passed from the Unibrow Burn of 1994, and after Samira appealed to our mom on my behalf, she finally gave in.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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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