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lobby

[lob-ee] / ˈlɒb i /




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The lobby floor is white, the furniture supplying pops of blue, green and red.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Little wonder that hospitals sometimes lobby to be taxed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

“I’ve been with this show for years in all its different iterations,” Kilgore tells me as we wait for Folger in the theater’s funky, popcorn-scented lobby.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Patrick Martin, the head of France's Medef business lobby group, on Tuesday accused the state of having "failed" during the urban unrest that hit at least 3,000 businesses, according to preliminary estimates.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

The lobby of the New York Public Library was the same as it had been earlier that morning.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

This is how tariffs work in practice, and once in place they are difficult to repeal as lobbies form to defend them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

From identical assigned cubicles to domineering executive suites to vast entrance lobbies apparently designed to remind you that you aren’t insignificant, the message is clear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

“Unlike apartment life, townhouses offer the freedom of full independence: no shared walls, no coop boards or common lobbies, no neighbors above or below,” it reads.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

Ballroom architect Shalom Baranes said the building would span 22,000 sq ft and include two entry lobbies, a commercial kitchen, an office for the first lady and a movie theatre.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026

Her front room reminded me of fancy hotel lobbies from the movies, there was so much silk and lace.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

He had shamelessly lobbied Washington for the chief-justice seat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

His brother Gurpreet Singh Johal - who has lobbied successive governments calling for his release - said the decision to grant bail had been a "really important milestone".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

To work with Collins, Navatek hired a lobbyist, Glen Mandigo, who also lobbied for the University of Maine and was tight with her office.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Mexico has long lobbied for the return of historical artefacts taken from the country in past centuries.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

He had actually lent his support to the Stamp Act in 1765 and lobbied for a position within the English government as late as 1771.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Metro, have been lobbying hard to get even more funding from the state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Last Friday her lobbying paid off in new exemptions on many more specific products from Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Her determination, presentation and lobbying made a difference.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Fannie’s new forecast largely mirrored a separate prediction published earlier this week by the Mortgage Bankers Association, an industry lobbying group.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The group met for over five months in formal meetings, and there was much correspondence and phone exchanges between them as they began lobbying the Icelandic government to consider Fischer’s case.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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