behalf
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“It is true that an attorney has a duty to engage in zealous advocacy on behalf of a client,” Roland wrote in 2024 in a 128-page ruling.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
To prove it, he showed the reporter a Home Office letter sent to him on behalf of a client.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Traditional custodial accounts are available at most brokerages and let an adult, usually a parent, manage an account on behalf of a child of any age.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
“On behalf of the Board, we are pleased to welcome Silvio as Lucid’s next CEO,” said Turqi Alnowaiser, Chairman of the Lucid Board of Directors, in a news release External link.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
He also managed, on behalf of Mollie’s family, the team of private eyes that conspicuously never cracked any of the cases.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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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