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behest

[bih-hest] / bɪˈhɛst /


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Mbappe has 18 goals across all competitions already this season while adding pressing to his game at the behest of Alonso.

From Barron's

In a post on X, Mexico’s navy said that at the behest of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

Anti-immigrant sentiment morphed into conspiracy theory, specifically that undocumented folks were voting in huge numbers, at the behest of Democrats.

From Los Angeles Times

Under previous administrations, the FDA tried to rein in the claims of stem cell promoters, but it may be backing off at the behest of RFK Jr.

From Los Angeles Times

Other analysts will see less panic and more of a classic Putin play at work in the phone call, which was said by the Kremlin to have taken place at Russia's behest.

From BBC