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Recent Examples of lobbying
Throughout the day, the Maryland Democrats held a series of panels on lobbying and advocacy, connecting with diverse communities, campaign resources, and much more.
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Kaicey Baylor,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
With crypto PACs already having raised nearly $190 million for the 2026 cycle the pace of lobbying, legislative efforts, and efforts to push the various pieces of crypto legislation forward is set to only accelerate.
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Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Albanese was sanctioned in July of last year for her lobbying of the ICC to issue those arrest warrants against Netanyahu and other Israeli officials.
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
25 June 2026
Runway incursions are just one type of close call, and Chris Sununu, president and CEO of airline lobbying group Airlines for America, testified there are many more the public never hears about.
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Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
In 2021, Rodney Barreto, a partner in a Coral Gables lobbying firm and a DeSantis ally who serves as chair of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, had delivered Levine Cava a proposal to give the Transition and Training land to the Big Cypress Preserve.
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Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Following the lead of Irvine and Anaheim, county officials are strengthening lobbying regulations to create more transparency around efforts to sway decision-making in local government.
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Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
24 June 2026
Large wine companies such as Constellation, Delicato, Gallo and The Wine Group — all of which have multiple representatives on Wine Institute’s board — hired lobbyists for work related to the bill, state lobbying disclosure records show.
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Lizzie Kane,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
For many companies, that means trying to become larger companies with more market and lobbying power.
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Conor Harrison,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Kaicey Baylor,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
With crypto PACs already having raised nearly $190 million for the 2026 cycle the pace of lobbying, legislative efforts, and efforts to push the various pieces of crypto legislation forward is set to only accelerate.
—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Albanese was sanctioned in July of last year for her lobbying of the ICC to issue those arrest warrants against Netanyahu and other Israeli officials.
—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
25 June 2026
Runway incursions are just one type of close call, and Chris Sununu, president and CEO of airline lobbying group Airlines for America, testified there are many more the public never hears about.
—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
In 2021, Rodney Barreto, a partner in a Coral Gables lobbying firm and a DeSantis ally who serves as chair of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, had delivered Levine Cava a proposal to give the Transition and Training land to the Big Cypress Preserve.
—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Following the lead of Irvine and Anaheim, county officials are strengthening lobbying regulations to create more transparency around efforts to sway decision-making in local government.
—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
24 June 2026
Large wine companies such as Constellation, Delicato, Gallo and The Wine Group — all of which have multiple representatives on Wine Institute’s board — hired lobbyists for work related to the bill, state lobbying disclosure records show.
—
Lizzie Kane,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
For many companies, that means trying to become larger companies with more market and lobbying power.
—
Conor Harrison,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobbying
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Nicolas Matthew Scelfo of Brooklyn, New York, faces up to 10 years in prison after being charged with influencing, impeding, and retaliating against a federal officer by threat.
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Seven states have now passed legislation to regulate family influencing, but these laws mostly just ensure that parents set aside a percentage of earnings to compensate their children.
Noun
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As the two wander around the museum—one pressuring, the other deflecting—the novel portrays their professed enmity as underscored by the force of attraction, even of love.
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Coercion and pressuring cannot solve problems.
Noun
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One of its executives, Anderson, defined agentic treasury as a control system for the movement of money, software that does not merely advise a treasurer but acts, moving cash between accounts, settling invoices, hedging a currency exposure, all with little human prompting.
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The agent can run programs and complete requests without constant prompting.
Noun
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People evacuated swaying buildings and homes in the capital, Caracas.
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While Kesteloo is used to traveling at sea, the rocking and swaying of the boat might affect you differently.
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Advertisement Hank then explains why the mainframe of the entire brainwashing system was routed through the head of Representative Welch (Martha Kelly).
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Shakespeare put all his understanding of human nature into Iago’s brainwashing master class.
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“Lobbying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobbying. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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