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Buchanan says he’d sell his rare Bored Ape on behalf of his fund if its price rose tenfold, but probably not one he owned personally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
But the pandemic had made grocery delivery feel sensible, even responsible, and I quickly developed an appreciation for the peculiar pleasure of having someone else navigate the supermarket on my behalf.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Several people alleged to be acting on behalf of Russia and other foreign powers have been arrested in Germany this year.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Wedgewood appears to have charged clients to conduct surveys on their behalf, a standard practice for aboveboard polling firms that could in this case amount to fraud.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
A little over nine months since she last saw Elisha, Maggie reached out to Robert Kane on her own behalf.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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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