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Recent Examples of lobbying
Fossil fuel political donations and lobbying have resulted in rich subsidies, making their products artificially cheap and tilting the competitive playing field to their advantage versus renewable energy.
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Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Her sister, Emma, fought tirelessly for her release in September 2025, lobbying governments and taking bold actions to raise awareness.
—Jennifer Earl, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
In the session just ended, FPL lobbying helped kill a bill to limit return on equity.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Mega-corporations like ExxonMobil, Shell, McDonald’s, Amazon, and Coca-Cola put their lobbying power behind fighting the packaging-reduction bill last year, and this year is no different.
—Shanna Swan, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Churches, nonprofits and policy advocates highlighted violence against Christians abroad through media campaigns, prayer initiatives and political lobbying, presenting it as a global crisis requiring American attention.
—Candace Lukasik, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
But the lobbying dollars don’t just flow from one stream.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
But 15 years later lobbying efforts by khat farmers and traders have helped bring the closure to an end.
—Joseph Maina, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Access to Obamacare plans helped cut the uninsured rate for this age group by half, according to AARP, a lobbying group that represents older adults.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Her sister, Emma, fought tirelessly for her release in September 2025, lobbying governments and taking bold actions to raise awareness.
—Jennifer Earl, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
In the session just ended, FPL lobbying helped kill a bill to limit return on equity.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Mega-corporations like ExxonMobil, Shell, McDonald’s, Amazon, and Coca-Cola put their lobbying power behind fighting the packaging-reduction bill last year, and this year is no different.
—Shanna Swan, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Churches, nonprofits and policy advocates highlighted violence against Christians abroad through media campaigns, prayer initiatives and political lobbying, presenting it as a global crisis requiring American attention.
—Candace Lukasik, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
But the lobbying dollars don’t just flow from one stream.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
But 15 years later lobbying efforts by khat farmers and traders have helped bring the closure to an end.
—Joseph Maina, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Access to Obamacare plans helped cut the uninsured rate for this age group by half, according to AARP, a lobbying group that represents older adults.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobbying
Noun
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Once dismissed as a side hustle or vanity career, social media influencing has rapidly evolved into one of the most lucrative—and measurable—jobs in the modern economy.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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We are faced with a next generation of AI-enabled influencing that is readily undertaken on a massive scale.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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Coercion and pressuring cannot solve problems.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Recently, her kids, ages 11 and 15, participated in a school walkout in protest of ICE without any prompting from her.—
Adrienne Farr,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
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Without any prompting from leadership, there was much discussion in the hallways that Netflix made the right call to exert financial discipline and not get caught up in the hunt.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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Tuesday night’s elections further showed the swaying power that Latinx voters can have.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The swaying of her rope made what was portrayed in the book even more vivid.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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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).—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
4 Feb. 2026
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Shakespeare put all his understanding of human nature into Iago’s brainwashing master class.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Lobbying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobbying. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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