behest

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It also leaves them at the behest of wealthy firms in far-flung states with no ties to or understanding of the communities the medical practices serve.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

He’s accusing them of betraying the U.S. at the behest of nefarious interests he didn’t identify, no doubt because they don’t exist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

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 • Jan. 24, 2026

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 • Jan. 1, 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