behalf
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He asked Commons leader Sir Alan Campbell, a government minister, to "correct the record, withdraw the remark and apologise on behalf of the prime minister".
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Building on that foundation, the teams created a so-called harness to direct those models and also constructed dozens of agents to perform tasks on behalf of users.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The county won control of the annual homeless count and will apply for federal grants on behalf of homeless service providers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The app also uses agentic AI capabilities to cancel unwanted subscriptions, haggle bills and find class-action lawsuits on behalf of users.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Luckily, the Old Man of the Moon took pity on the young king and went to the Jade Emperor in the heavens and the Dragon King of the Sea on his behalf.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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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