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behalf

[bih-haf, -hahf] / bɪˈhæf, -ˈhɑf /


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Zhao Fugang -- Director of the Overseas Chinese Service Centre in Fiji's capital of Suva -- engaged in "significant corruption" on behalf of actors in China, Washington said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Fans on social media took offense to Olson’s comment on Rodriguez’s behalf.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Cybersecurity was a main focus of the product launch, with Microsoft announcing a variety of features to ensure governance and accountability for AI agents, which are bots that can act on a user’s behalf.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Western Natural Resources, an Oklahoma-based company that Centalion joined with earlier this year, will operate the fields on behalf of the Geneva-based trading house.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Eventually, the KGB came up with a scheme that would serve as a kind of smoke screen for Blake's spying on behalf of Russia.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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