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And there is a precedent in these situations for opponents not to put up candidates - and to argue they are not going to endorse what they see as a publicity stunt by taking part.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Unlike in the U.S., voters in Britain voters endorse political parties, not prime ministers, during elections.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

DSA-LA co-chair Leslie Chang said it wasn’t yet clear whether her group would endorse Raman in the runoff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

She chose not to explicitly endorse Burnham, but is not thought to be preparing a leadership bid herself.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Kathy knew her kids would endorse the plan.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

As she runs for mayor, the Los Angeles chapter of the DSA hopes to expand its power as it endorses a new slate of 2026 candidates for City Council, city attorney and L.A. school board.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

Mr. Naiden seems unwilling to admit that such funds are applied to purposes he endorses, such as wages, safety and upgrades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

While author Gina Florio clearly endorses this depiction, actual statistics say otherwise.

From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025

Prof Caroline Hiscox, chief executive of NHS Lothian, said the HIS report "effectively endorses" its ongoing programme to improve patient safety and working culture.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025

If some celebrity endorses a brand of dog food, or some cabdriver disapproves of the mayor’s handling of a dilemma, there’s obviously no reason to accord statistical significance to these personal expressions.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Kleban, though, is close to Gov. Janet Mills; he endorsed her after dropping out of the Senate race the first time.

From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026

The Justice Department last month endorsed the merger in a strongly supportive letter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Jamie Lee Curtis and others have appeared in ads for products they never endorsed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

But that changed shortly after Sir Keir's resignation, when he instead endorsed Burnham and indicated he would not fight for the leadership.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

After much discussion, I supported Joe’s proposal and it was endorsed by the National Executive Committee on November 18.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

“It seems to me that you can read all of these old decisions as endorsing the proposition that the court has decided that this is really not a very strong argument,” Greenberg said.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

“That’s who’s endorsing Steve Hilton,” Becerra told reporters at a South Los Angeles food hall, referring to Trump.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Earlier this week Martin Scorsese received backlash after endorsing an AI tool and calling it "creatively freeing".

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

State Sen. Scott Sandall, who represents Box Elder County, went from unconditionally supporting Stratos to endorsing a new legislative study on data centers’ potential wildlife harms.

From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026

“Here we see both liberals and conservatives endorsing the same meta-narrative of American individualism: When individuals get ahead, the group triumphs. When individuals succeed, American democracy prevails.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander