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Mullin — on behalf of several immigrant rights groups, Villegas and two other mmigrants picked up at a bus stop, and two U.S. citizens, one of whom was held despite showing agents his identification.
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
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
Details of the due diligence checks made before Lord Mandelson's appointment, which were carried out by the Cabinet Office on behalf of Number 10, are still to emerge.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
She had appeared before that group and spoken on behalf of female suffrage for decades.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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