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Recent Examples of lobbying
But in a reversal from the last election cycle, the Urban Center, a pro-school-choice lobbying group, is behind at least 14 of the objections.
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Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
The New Yorker reported last month that grassroots lobbying groups such as PACES (Parents for AI Caution in Educational Spaces) are calling on Mayor Zohran Mamdani to declare a two-year moratorium on generative AI being used in New York City schools.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 20 June 2026
Advertisement Tech industry lobbying and campaign donations have proved effective in recent years.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 19 June 2026
The move clashes with claims from semiconductor lobbying groups that the requirements would constrain America’s booming chip industry.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 18 June 2026
In a landmark moment for the Senate Commerce Committee, the Protect College Sports Act is now moving to a full vote that has already started the lobbying.
—Trey Wallace, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
The decision to eliminate the sale tax on these products came after activists launched a lobbying effort and legal battle that were widely covered in the media.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 17 June 2026
This mom-and-pop image clashes with the reality that the independents, as they are known, are highly organized into an alphabet soup of newly influential lobbying groups — with Hildebrand a member of several.
—Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 16 June 2026
For many companies, that means trying to become larger companies with more market and lobbying power.
—Conor Harrison, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
The New Yorker reported last month that grassroots lobbying groups such as PACES (Parents for AI Caution in Educational Spaces) are calling on Mayor Zohran Mamdani to declare a two-year moratorium on generative AI being used in New York City schools.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 20 June 2026
Advertisement Tech industry lobbying and campaign donations have proved effective in recent years.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 19 June 2026
The move clashes with claims from semiconductor lobbying groups that the requirements would constrain America’s booming chip industry.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 18 June 2026
In a landmark moment for the Senate Commerce Committee, the Protect College Sports Act is now moving to a full vote that has already started the lobbying.
—Trey Wallace, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
The decision to eliminate the sale tax on these products came after activists launched a lobbying effort and legal battle that were widely covered in the media.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 17 June 2026
This mom-and-pop image clashes with the reality that the independents, as they are known, are highly organized into an alphabet soup of newly influential lobbying groups — with Hildebrand a member of several.
—Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 16 June 2026
For many companies, that means trying to become larger companies with more market and lobbying power.
—Conor Harrison, The Conversation, 16 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.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
10 June 2026
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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.—
Kristen Martin,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2026
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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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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.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The agent can run programs and complete requests without constant prompting.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Naturally, all eyes were on Swift for much of the night, and the unapologetic fan of popular music did not disappoint — singing along, cheering, swaying, even holding on to her guy for brief moments.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
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No, in these cases, there wasn’t any successful swaying of opinion.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
1 June 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 25 Jun. 2026.
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