as in advocating
to promote the interests or cause of
will plump for any candidate who supports stem cell research
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Governors Stephen Miran and Christopher Waller voted against the hold, with both advocating another quarter-point cut.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026 -
In Snowflake’s 2025 global survey, The Radical ROI of Gen AI, 59% of respondents worried that advocating for the wrong use cases could cost them their job.—
Jennifer Belissent,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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In an emotional video statement posted to Instagram, Accurso has denied endorsing antisemitism and said the interaction was accidental.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Jan. 2026
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Of course, his prediction does not mean that Hagan, who has advocated for a ballpark in Tampa for more than a decade, is endorsing a potential move.—
Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Uhlaender has even said that some Canadian athletes are privately supporting her in this battle.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The main cast is a bit too Hollywood to complement the movie’s outsider spirit (even if Wilde and Hoffman are fully on board with the Araki of it all), and — Wonders notwithstanding — the supporting players aren’t given much of a chance to compensate for that.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Plumping (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plumping%20%28for%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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