as in to advocate
to promote the interests or cause of
will plump for any candidate who supports stem cell research
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Vance, a Republican, has spent years passionately advocating for Americans to have more children.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
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That policy, however, has come under political pressure with prominent names including Takaichi advocating for softer rates to fuel economic growth.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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The app will bring to the fore true voices endorsed by the fanbases.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Rogan, who has increasingly broken with Trump in recent months after endorsing his 2024 campaign, refrained from explicitly criticizing the president or the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday’s episode.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The platform generates full, commercially usable compositions from text prompts, with tools for editing lyrics, timing, and instrumentation, and supports multi stem downloads for traditional studio workflows.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The diplomat also said that other major powers are unlikely to support the board in its current form.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Plump (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plump%20%28for%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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