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Until they could no longer deny that he was only working on his own behalf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Scientific operations are handled by the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy on NASA's behalf.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
But here in Michigan, the initial anger gave way to embarrassment and bafflement on Stevens’ behalf.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
If a company has too much money, it should hand it back to its shareholders, not try to pick stocks on their behalf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Secretly she collected them, whispering to Grand-grand Auntie that she did so on her behalf.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
Vocabulary lists containing behalf
"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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