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Come January, El-Sayed could be in the Senate, toiling away on behalf of Michiganders as the nation’s first Muslim senator — and Capitol Hill’s resident zaddy.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
“It’s a really good day,’ said Mark Rosenbaum, the lead attorney in the class action case filed on behalf of disabled veterans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The register allows them to advocate on behalf of their interests and is part of the EU's attempts to keep the process open and accountable.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Chief executive Matt Boles said he wanted to make it "categorically clear" communication over potential deals had not been from manager Russ Wilcox or on behalf of the club.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Even Sebond’s work had fallen foul of the censors, not for its basic thrust, but for the extravagant claims made on behalf of it by Sebond in his preface.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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