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or plonked (for)
as in endorsed
to promote the interests or cause of
I'm willing to plunk for any program that will reduce carbon emissions
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If so, this fiction was similar to the one the British government had endorsed a year earlier, after Germany had invaded France and installed the collaborationist Vichy regime.—
Timothy W. Ryback,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026 -
At the Fort Worth Police Association on Wednesday afternoon, various law enforcement associations from North Texas and around the state, including Fort Worth Congressman Craig Goldman and Mayor Mattie Parker, endorsed Cornyn.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Opportunity Arkansas advocated for ending the grocery tax since our launch in 2022.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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Cukier has advocated for stricter gun laws in Canada since the 1989 massacre at the École Polytechnique in Montreal.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Rosen has voiced frustration with the prospect of having supported Measure A and still bracing for heavy cuts to his office.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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To address this problem, Hint has worked to reframe astrology not as fortune-telling, but emotional pattern recognition supported by astronomical data and artificial intelligence (AI) personalization.—
Felysha Walker,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Thomas and Friedland adopted a baby boy from Texas after struggling with infertility.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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These metrics were likely adopted to support admirable values — health, relationships, and better workplaces — but over time, our connection with them shifts.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Plunked (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunked%20%28for%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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