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Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, which manages more than $2 trillion on behalf of Japanese workers, used to park around 60% of its assets in Japanese government bonds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
This allowed them to act as “AI agents,” taking action on behalf of humans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Philip surveyed three streets on behalf of the England Data Unit, all within a few minutes' walk of Covent Garden, on a weekday evening.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
He lobbied on behalf of the Kazakhstan Embassy and that country’s state-owned national oil and gas company, records show.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
I apologized to Kim on the way out, and asked her to please apologize to Black on behalf of the three of us.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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