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“Good, bad or indifferent. Anything I said on behalf of the public … all it did is get me in trouble.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Compared with the CPI, which only includes urban consumers, the PCE also measures rural households and spending done on behalf of consumers, including employer-provided health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
US authorities have arrested an Iranian woman for trafficking arms to Sudan on behalf of her country, federal prosecutors have said.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Plus, analysts and industry experts say software vendors hold critical business data on behalf of their customers, and that function isn’t easily replaceable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Blacks working on behalf of the company-sponsored Efficiency Clubs could be seen walking through the neighborhood, posting signs on trees declaring the riot to be over.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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