behalf
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Sometimes, competition is involved; Abbott Labs and the Big Ten held a contest for supporters of Big Ten universities to donate blood on behalf of their chosen team.
From Slate • May 9, 2026
The National Association of Broadcasters, which lobbies on behalf of networks including Fox, questioned that figure, saying, “it does not describe what a typical fan can watch on local channels in their own market.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
On behalf of the intervenors, Shayla Myers argued that the encampment removal goal, approved by the City Council in a closed session, became a defacto quota system for sanitation workers to discard homeless people’s belongings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
It’s hard to make a call on your behalf without a more detailed view of your finances.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
One precondition for this, of course, was that, like Tartaglia, like Benedetti, like Norman, and like Barozzi’s translator on his behalf, they made no secret of their discoveries.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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