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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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City Attorney Heather Ferbert has endorsed Vonblum’s position.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026 -
In other states, like Michigan, Democrats (and voters) endorsed nonpartisan commissions that ended up drawing winnable seats for Republicans.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
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Nils Gilman, a historian and senior adviser for the Berggruen Institute think tank, advocated in a New York Times op-ed last year for laws creating a legal privilege for AI.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Both candidates advocated for universal background checks before the purchase of firearms and argued gun owners should be subject to more requirements, including training.—
Shauna Muckle,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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Menin has supported Wilson, Bottcher’s former chief of staff, who had his ex-boss’s blessing in the race.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Other factors, including scars, bruising, ligature marks and signs of malnutrition, supported evidence of long-term abuse, the warrant affidavit said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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This pet might have been adopted before publication.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Other cities have adopted a more conservative approach.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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“Plunked (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunked%20%28for%29. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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