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When host Paul C. Brunson asked why Aimee opted out, Kelly said she couldn’t tell “the whole truth” because she didn’t want to speak on behalf of her older sister.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
He lobbied on behalf of the Kazakhstan Embassy and that country’s state-owned national oil and gas company, records show.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
Under EU rules, the European Commission deals with trade on behalf of the member states.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The agents were not specifically told to hack others on OpenAI’s behalf, but the agents had been incentivized to hack other systems during in-house development, and they were being informed by erratic LLMs.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
“My friend Paul was corresponding with your dad on my behalf about the housekeeping position? And our…special circumstances?”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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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