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Postpartum psychosis, the basis of her defense, was diagnosed by Dr. Phillip Resnick and Dr. Paul Zeizel, who testified on her behalf.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
The National Trust's case was brought on behalf of member Alison Hoagland, a Washington resident who claims that seeing the finished ballroom would result in damage to her "aesthetic, cultural, and historical interests."
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Baptiste is currently serving his sentence in Al-Oudaya prison, and resigned from his position as a consultant coach via a message sent on his behalf to UK Athletics on 18 August citing unspecified ill-health.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Moreton trades from accounts managed on behalf of various institutional backers, but it is collecting money for a fund to bet on El Niño-related disruption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
In the same book, I met with one of Sheridan’s mighty speeches on and in behalf of Catholic emancipation.
From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass
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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