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The statement, issued by the Treasury Department on behalf of the G-20 nations, didn’t mention China by name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Data privacy groups also feared the data collected by third-party telematics companies on behalf of insurers might be disclosed.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
For married couples, that could include contributing to a spousal IRA on behalf of the nonworking spouse or setting aside additional retirement savings with both partners’ futures in mind.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
I also find that he has spoken on behalf of the abolition of capital punishment and contributed generously to research institutions engaged in criminal neurophysiology.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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