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The admission followed reporting in late October from the New York Times, alleging that Megaspeed’s Huang had been recruited to spy on behalf of China’s Ministry of State Security.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
NBIM, the arm of Norway’s central bank that manages the country’s $2.3 trillion sovereign-wealth fund, said the deal with the lender’s former external auditor was reached on behalf of investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The IG Metall union organised the actions after several rounds of negotiations with employers on behalf of its members ended with no result.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
During the trial this week, Brand detailed the “devastating” toll of the allegations, claiming friends and collaborators cut ties and that no one with relevant evidence was wiling to testify on his behalf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
The past few days the ghetto had been left to the Ordners, the Jewish police established by the Judenrat, Jews appointed to govern other Jews on behalf of Hitler.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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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