behalf
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Then comes his second job, where he collects small daily savings deposits from shopkeepers on behalf of a finance company before finally returning home around 22:00.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The case has been filed by Joshua Malidzo Nyawa, a lawyer, on behalf of the Katiba Institute, a Kenyan legal group.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
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
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
In preparing litigation on behalf of the children we were representing, it was clear that these shocking and senseless crimes couldn’t be evaluated honestly without understanding the lives these children had been forced to endure.
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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