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Example Sentences
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A lawyer entered not-guilty pleas on his behalf during a brief court appearance in Los Angeles on Monday.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
Once an airport expresses interest in the SPP, the most airport management can do is hope TSA does its job in selecting a competent contractor on the airport’s behalf.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Some directors who fired Altman felt the lack of startup disclosures made it impossible to understand how he might personally benefit from deals he pursued on behalf of OpenAI, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
A spokesperson said: "Officials acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Justice are examining if there are grounds to challenge the Parole Board's decision through the reconsideration mechanism".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
I'd flown to South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Arkansas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and California to argue cases on behalf of condemned children over the preceding months.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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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