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Recent Examples of lobbying
But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London.
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Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Bars and restaurants with five or fewer machines only face $500 fines, a low penalty that's the result of Tavern League lobbying.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
On Monday, McDowell's lobbying firm, Checkmate Government Relations, disclosed that Binance had paid it $450,000 for the previous month's work.
—Katherine Doyle, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
That trip drew a complaint to the Secretary of State alleging lobbying, ethics and charitable solicitation violations.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
University of Vermont professor Alex Garlick, whose aforementioned study found a connection between lobbying and higher costs, also notes the need for states to regulate pricing and prevent monopolies.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Markus opposed lobbying efforts to expand the law to children under the age of 18.
—Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Vought and his colleagues toured the country, whipping up the grass roots, and poured millions of dollars into advertisements and lobbying.
—Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
In 1977, consumer groups petitioned federal regulators to ban the marketing of sugary foods to children, but industry lobbying halted those efforts.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Bars and restaurants with five or fewer machines only face $500 fines, a low penalty that's the result of Tavern League lobbying.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
On Monday, McDowell's lobbying firm, Checkmate Government Relations, disclosed that Binance had paid it $450,000 for the previous month's work.
—Katherine Doyle, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
That trip drew a complaint to the Secretary of State alleging lobbying, ethics and charitable solicitation violations.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
University of Vermont professor Alex Garlick, whose aforementioned study found a connection between lobbying and higher costs, also notes the need for states to regulate pricing and prevent monopolies.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Markus opposed lobbying efforts to expand the law to children under the age of 18.
—Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Vought and his colleagues toured the country, whipping up the grass roots, and poured millions of dollars into advertisements and lobbying.
—Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
In 1977, consumer groups petitioned federal regulators to ban the marketing of sugary foods to children, but industry lobbying halted those efforts.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobbying
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My message was to stand up against this type of behavior and the danger of what influencing can mean on social media.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Negotiation and influencing skills are critical capabilities that the candidates can highlight as a testament to their ability to navigate the organizational dynamics, maneuver tricky situations and secure buy-in from detractors, if any.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Coercion and pressuring cannot solve problems.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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There are similarities between the standoff playing out between the White House and the Fed, and President Richard Nixon’s pressuring of the central bank in the 1970s, according to Nomura.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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James competed on American Idol season 18 in 2020, originally under the name Sophia Wackerman before changing her surname at the prompting of the judges.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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Extracting valuable hypotheses requires careful prompting, iterative feedback, and a willingness to engage in a kind of dialogue with the AI, notes Swanson.—
Elie Dolgin,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Another key feature of the new design is its 3-degree-of-freedom waist, which allows the robot to perform human-like movements such as bending, twisting, and side-swaying with precision.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Riccardo’s performance encapsulates that frustration and jubilation, carrying the film on his charming, swaying shoulders.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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And for a moment, sometime in the 1970s and early 1980s, this sense of possibility wasn’t just cultural brainwashing.—
Alissa Quart,
Time,
30 Aug. 2025
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Conspiracies and brainwashing In Argentina, there was the troubling disappearance of five-year-old Loan Peña in Corrientes province.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Lobbying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobbying. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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