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Recent Examples of lobbying
In September 2025, Akin Gump entered into a lobbying contract with United Solar Polysilicon to represent its interests on trade policy, according to a March 31 disclosure.
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2026
Kempthorne held his positions as president and CEO of the American Council of Life Insurers, which involved lobbying before Congress, for eight years before exiting in 2018.
—Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2026
Aggressive lobbying Tech lobbyists argue otherwise, and vehemently.
—Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Omoto’s testimony was used to not only convict the suspect — who was found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison — but her story and lobbying efforts also changed the law to further codify and enforce threats against school campuses around the state.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The firm’s 300 professionals provide legal, lobbying and regulatory services to businesses, entrepreneurs and local governments with particular expertise at the intersection of business, law, and politics.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Now the drug is back in the spotlight, driven, in large part, by the lobbying of former Texas governor Rick Perry and veterans’ groups, some of whom see it as a tantalizing treatment for PTSD.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
The commission vote followed extensive lobbying during public comments.
—Larry Seward, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
These numbers only account for federal lobbying, but Big Tech companies also spend lots of time and money influencing state and local politics.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2026
Kempthorne held his positions as president and CEO of the American Council of Life Insurers, which involved lobbying before Congress, for eight years before exiting in 2018.
—Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2026
Aggressive lobbying Tech lobbyists argue otherwise, and vehemently.
—Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Omoto’s testimony was used to not only convict the suspect — who was found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison — but her story and lobbying efforts also changed the law to further codify and enforce threats against school campuses around the state.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The firm’s 300 professionals provide legal, lobbying and regulatory services to businesses, entrepreneurs and local governments with particular expertise at the intersection of business, law, and politics.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Now the drug is back in the spotlight, driven, in large part, by the lobbying of former Texas governor Rick Perry and veterans’ groups, some of whom see it as a tantalizing treatment for PTSD.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
The commission vote followed extensive lobbying during public comments.
—Larry Seward, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
These numbers only account for federal lobbying, but Big Tech companies also spend lots of time and money influencing state and local politics.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 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
Noun
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Knowing how to drive is the prompting.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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There’s an ever present sense of the air moving, seen in the grass swaying and the smoke drifting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
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While Kesteloo is used to traveling at sea, the rocking and swaying of the boat might affect you differently.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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 27 Apr. 2026.
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