championed

Example Sentences

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He has long championed the idea that Europe must pull together in areas like defence, to make itself less dependent on partners who may prove unreliable.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Others, including many in the LGBTQ+ community, also cheered the strong showing from Wiener, who is gay and has long championed LGBTQ+ rights.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

At his inauguration as New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani championed “the warmth of collectivism.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

With fewer than 1 million residents, D.C.’s small population will enhance direct voter contact and retail politics of the sort always championed by advocates of New Hampshire and Iowa.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

Prometheus was a Greek god who championed mankind, stealing fire for them from Zeus, being tortured for eternity as his punishment.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall