advocate
Example Sentences
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An organizer, Duncan was hailed as an advocate for Nevada’s poor and racially oppressed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
While some of the immigrant workers detained that day are now free, Lucha Zapoteca and its members say they are going to continue to advocate for those who remain in custody.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Those successfully returned home by Equatorial Guinea include "a former child slave turned anti-slavery advocate" who is now living in hiding, according to the lawyers' statement.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
He described feeling alone and questioning his place in the world, which he said later informed his work as a mental health advocate.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Michelangelo replied, “He is satan! Or rather, a satan. In Hebrew, satan means an advocate of the alternative, the one who makes the arguments you don’t know how to refute.”
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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