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Winter questioned whether Brand had been able to persuade any friend or acquaintance who might have been able to give evidence on his behalf to appear in court.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Australia-based wealth managers have been investing on Tuvalu's behalf in funds holding stakes in coal, gas and oil, a previous investigation by AFP found.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
In 2022 Nicola Sturgeon, then Scotland’s first minister, delivered a formal apology on behalf of the government to the deceased.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
The news comes after years of fighting on behalf of her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were jailed in 2023 for tax evasion and bank fraud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Anxiety on Jane’s behalf was another prevailing concern; and Mr. Darcy’s explanation, by restoring Bingley to all her former good opinion, heightened the sense of what Jane had lost.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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"My Favorite Chaperone," Vocabulary from the short story
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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