behest
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The $250 million that Abu Dhabi United Group spent in 2008 to acquire Manchester City—at the behest of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan—now seems like small change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Rumors have persisted that a compromise candidate could be parachuted into the process at the behest of the powerful five veto-wielding Security Council members -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Gen. Michael Flynn at Trump Tower and traveled at their behest to China to meet with Premier Xi Jinping and set up an early bilateral meeting between the two leaders.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
In 2022, the commission concluded that Zuma had hired and fired ministers central to the running of the country's economy at the behest of the Gupta family.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 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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