behest
Example Sentences
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Australian police said Wednesday they have charged two Chinese nationals with foreign interference, accusing them of spying on a Buddhist group at the behest of police in China.
From Barron's
Mayra Jimenez’s body was found early Wednesday morning when Los Angeles Police Department officers performed a wellness check at her North Hollywood home at the behest of her husband.
From Los Angeles Times
She also denied that Friedman had been removed at her behest.
From BBC
Alfred Hitchcock, Carol Reed, Orson Welles, Stanley Kubrick and many others made incredible films that directly contradicted the edicts of studio bosses at the behest of the government.
From Salon
They formed this collective in 2024 at the behest of Don Was, Blue Note’s president, to mark the 85th anniversary of the label, which is as venerable as any in jazz.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
