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in the name of

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by prep.
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through

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at the hand of on over supported by through the agency of through the medium of under the aegis of via with with the assistance of

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for

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WEAK

after as beneficial to concerning conducive to during for the sake of in contemplation of in exchange for in favor of in furtherance of in order to in order to get in place of in pursuance of in the direction of in the interest of notwithstanding on the part of on the side of pro supposing to to counterbalance to go to to the amount of to the extent of toward under the authority of with a view to with regard to with respect

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in the name of

"As such, I respectfully ask you in the name of football to reconsider your attendance as it will unfortunately undermine the technical nature of this important youth development activity."

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

An age, it bears adding, when X and Meta—Facebook and Instagram’s corporate owner—no longer emphasize stalwart moderation guardrails in the name of reducing “censorship” on their platforms.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

It revealed an assumption in law about who may act in the name of safety.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

But they also illustrate the limits of asking the public to endure indefinite hardship in the name of resistance.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

“That is a garden! And why in the name of the all-knowing Afterlife would I live among my mushrooms?”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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