behalf
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Hun Sen, who is currently Cambodia's acting head of state, signed a decree pardoning his political rival on behalf of King Norodom Sihamoni.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Will traditional credit-card payment rails remain relevant in a world where artificial-intelligence agents end up making payments on a consumer’s behalf?
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
Many of the individual plaintiffs and members of the union making the complaint on their behalf aren’t Christian at all.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
On Saturday, three days into the crisis, a South Pasadena law firm filed a lawsuit on behalf of two people residing in the evacuation zone.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
Meanwhile, Suzuki and Bosnitch appealed to the courts on Bobby’s behalf for him to become a political refugee from the United States and be allowed to live in Japan.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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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