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In a 17-page presentation, the league explained how allowing it to negotiate media rights deals on behalf of its 32 teams is better for consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
It’s hard to make a call on your behalf without a more detailed view of your finances.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Both they and their proxy - the person nominated to vote on their behalf - must already be registered to vote.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Mangione has been hailed in some quarters of the internet as a latter-day Robin Hood, fighting against a rigged system on behalf of working people.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
There was a selfless and steely tone to his voice, that of a person delivering bad news to other people while remaining strong on their behalf.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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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