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or plonking (for)
as in advocating
to promote the interests or cause of
I'm willing to plunk for any program that will reduce carbon emissions
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Ahead of the State of the Union address, the 18-year-old is in Congress advocating for his family’s return.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
24 Feb. 2026 -
Inside Iran — and at demonstrations abroad — a vocal monarchist movement has been advocating for his son, Reza Pahlavi, to assume leadership should Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the clerical establishment fall.—
Ramy Inocencio,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Trump has broken presidential precedent by weighing in on the elections of foreign countries, including endorsing Argentine President Javier Milei, though Orban has been criticized for democratic backsliding in Hungary.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Feb. 2026
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Take his habit of formally endorsing candidates in other countries’ elections.—
Max Boot,
Washington Post,
16 Feb. 2026
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The active component in milk thistle seeds, silymarin, has been shown in some studies to increase glutathione levels naturally up to 35-50% by protecting liver cells and supporting their function.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
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The presenters discussed how periodontitis, a severe form of gum disease that worsens with age, affects the bone and tissues supporting the teeth.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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He’s gone viral for opposing Republican state lawmakers moving to add the Ten Commandments to public classrooms, and at another point for criticizing those lawmakers for not adopting stricter gun laws in the face of mass shootings.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Feb. 2026
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One of our recent studies found that the majority of EMS employers are open to adopting napping policies.—
P. Daniel Patterson,
The Conversation,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Plunking (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunking%20%28for%29. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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