as in endorsed
to promote the interests or cause of
will plump for any candidate who supports stem cell research
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Other races The first candidate to be endorsed for office Friday was Ron Schutz.—
Jay Gabler,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026 -
The charter association also has changed tack in the race for state superintendent of public instruction by backing San Diego Unified school board President Richard Barrera, the same candidate endorsed by the California Teachers Assn.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Since 2009, the Glen Canyon Institute has advocated for a management plan in which water managers would allow Lake Powell to drain and instead send all water downstream to Lake Mead.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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The candidate has criticized the city's handling of the homelessness crisis and advocated for a more effective approach to addressing encampments and connecting people with services.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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The effort, led by Mitchell, was also supported by a coalition of medical clinics, labor unions and physician groups.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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These fire regimes supported the humans dependent on meat, the mammals dependent on early-successional browse and grass, and the plants dependent on fire and light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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“Plumped (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plumped%20%28for%29. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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