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The letter, sent on behalf of the King, spelt out the non-working royal status of Prince Harry and Meghan.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Pfizer’s claim dates back to 2021 when the European Union negotiated a landmark agreement to secure hundreds of millions of Covid-19 vaccines on behalf of its 27 member states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Come January, El-Sayed could be in the Senate, toiling away on behalf of Michiganders as the nation’s first Muslim senator — and Capitol Hill’s resident zaddy.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
“It’s a really good day,’ said Mark Rosenbaum, the lead attorney in the class action case filed on behalf of disabled veterans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Lillian and Elliot Eisman had been giving financial advice to individual investors on behalf of Oppenheimer since the early 1960s.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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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