advocate

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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

Horvath has been a vocal advocate for victims of the Palisades fire, which ignited Jan. 7, 2025, destroying nearly 7,000 buildings and killing 12.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

So if you’re gunning for a job that is unlike what you studied or did in the past, you need references who will advocate taking a chance on you.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

He was an advocate of cultural and social reconstruction—until a balance of equality was shared, “by any means necessary.”

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey