behalf
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At the time, the top five US broadcasters halted pool coverage of the White House -- where a broadcaster films on behalf of all television outlets -- for several days in solidarity with CNN.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
He would argue on behalf of civil rights and nuclear disarmament, and all these other causes that he cared about.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
Late on Thursday evening, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said she had spoken to President Donald Trump about the shooting and had expressed "outrage on behalf of New Yorkers".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
He was a longtime business associate of Zanjani who once managed an airline on his behalf in Tajikistan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
She had agreed, if necessary, to use her contacts to convey secret messages on Nixon’s behalf to Nguyen Van Thieu, the president of South Vietnam.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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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