behest
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The closed-end fund will not issue or redeem shares at the behest of a market maker.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
On Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner announced the teen's cause of death and released her autopsy report, which had been barred from public disclosure at the police's behest.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
This month, Australia's federal police charged two Chinese nationals with foreign interference, accusing them of spying on a Buddhist group at the behest of police in China.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
That investigation came at the behest of Cornyn.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
On campus, he would be seen as the outstanding villain of the affair, and not without reason: at his behest, the regents would fire thirty-one nonsigners in 1950.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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