behalf
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“Sometimes, if I get really, really worked up on behalf of a client, I have to remind myself it’s not your life, it’s not your divorce, it’s not your kids,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
“Good, bad or indifferent. Anything I said on behalf of the public … all it did is get me in trouble.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Acting on behalf of Brooke's father Lee Wiggins, Christian Weaver argued that, had checks been done, the swing should have been removed by the authority, "as per policy".
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Compared with the CPI, which only includes urban consumers, the PCE also measures rural households and spending done on behalf of consumers, including employer-provided health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Instead of working together, however, those working on behalf of each group undermined one another.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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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