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On behalf of the intervenors, Shayla Myers argued that the encampment removal goal, approved by the City Council in a closed session, became a defacto quota system for sanitation workers to discard homeless people’s belongings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
It’s hard to make a call on your behalf without a more detailed view of your finances.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 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
He described the move as a “humanitarian gesture” on behalf of the U.S.,
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Such names are themselves priority claims, made on behalf of the original discoverers by their admirers, and the implicit analogy is with the naming of America.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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