behest
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Yet state lawmakers continue to propose and pass reforms at the behest of hospitals to protect this unintended windfall.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Her fable depicts twin sisters on a revenge road trip, seeking to right the wrongs of their early childhood at the behest of their estranged mother and find some catharsis along the way.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Ittai later told me he thought that was "bizarre," particularly as one of the items was accounted for only because it had been returned at his behest.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
He set his sights on Greenland, apparently at the behest of a cosmetics heir pal.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
Michael Kammerer, a senior, played the reformed convict Jean Valjean, and he was among those in the cast who, at Volpe’s behest, had gone trash-picking for elements of the set.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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Romeo and Juliet
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