on behalf of
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The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Isaiah’s three siblings, also alleges the Lynwood Unified School District, where some of the children were enrolled, failed to investigate their alleged repeated absence from the classroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, which manages more than $2 trillion on behalf of Japanese workers, used to park around 60% of its assets in Japanese government bonds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Aaron Watkins apologised on behalf of Officer 3 and accepted his conduct "undoubtably" contributed to the courts and parties involved being misled, but denied it had been the result of dishonesty.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
"The organisation appointed had actually been employed to do mediation work on behalf of the Orange Order," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
As he wrote out the check he apologized on behalf of Mrs. Sen. He said she was resting, though when Eliot had gone to the bathroom he’d heard her crying.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
