behalf
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Did you discuss the strategy and tax impact with him ahead of time and/or did you give him carte blanche to make these kinds of decisions on your behalf?
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
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
Plus, analysts and industry experts say software vendors hold critical business data on behalf of their customers, and that function isn’t easily replaceable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
"My health visitor was amazing, she could see I wasn't myself and she thought I needed some more support so she contacted my GP on my behalf," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
“My friend Paul was corresponding with your dad on my behalf about the housekeeping position? And our…special circumstances?”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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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