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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Park managers advocate aggressive intervention through planting and thinning, while some ecologists contend the forest’s natural recovery should be left alone.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
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He’s successfully advocated for creating new incentives for affordable housing construction and automatically renewing a program that freezes property values for some seniors, heading off big bill spikes from rising property values.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Or will Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden, who endorsed the snitch site when it was launched, be a fair arbiter of charges against federal agents?—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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The committee unanimously endorsed a separate ballot measure sponsored by Lee that would give the City Council more power over budget cuts and give the mayor less power.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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This time, however, a new Lebanese government, formed in February 2025 after years of political paralysis and supported by the United States and France, capitalized on Hezbollah’s weakness and committed to regaining sovereign powers in the country.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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Know More South Africa is a mid-sized telecom market — roughly 60-65 million people that on paper supports five national mobile network operators, including the incumbents, MTN and Vodacom.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Plump (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plump%20%28for%29. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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