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Class-action lawsuits recently filed on behalf of evacuated residents allege that the company was negligent in maintaining its facility and that the crisis was preventable.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Accepting the award on behalf of BBC News, senior executive producer Paul Danahar noted how the country's government had "shut it off to the world" following the earthquake.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Would he travel 5,000 miles to fight a war, especially on behalf of a country, like Estonia, that’s about the same size as Maryland?
From Slate • May 27, 2026
The case was brought by Albanese's husband, Massimiliano Cali on behalf of their child, a US citizen who is still a minor.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Eventually, the KGB came up with a scheme that would serve as a kind of smoke screen for Blake's spying on behalf of Russia.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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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