lobby

Martha paced the lobby of an office building in Oxnard one afternoon in December.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Hundreds of older people slumbered on thin mats on the hard lobby floor at a community centre in Uki city.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Jennifer Safavian, CEO of the lobby group Autos Drive America, said the focus on U.S. production will likely continue regardless of future tariff policy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

A "nearly forgotten" historic streetlamp that once stood outside on 23rd Street has been reimagined as a chandelier in the lobby, Sofield said.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

The lights of the lobby briefly lowered and brightened.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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

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

Universities UK, which lobbies on behalf of more than 140 universities, has been approached for comment.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

With Poland dead set against it, that means either France or Italy, both home to rowdy agricultural lobbies, would have to sign on.

From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025

Little countries no one ever heard of have their Washington lobbies, representing their special interests.

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

Back in 2021, activists had successfully lobbied the state of New Jersey to prohibit municipal and county governments as well as private facilities from entering into new contracts with ICE to house immigration detainees.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

Then there’s the fact that Nicaraguan migrants in the United States are a smaller and less powerful force than Cuban Americans, many of whom have lobbied Washington for decades to isolate and overthrow Havana’s leaders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

Albanese's announcement comes after it emerged this week that US startup Anthropic has lobbied Australian officials to change copyright laws to assist the training of AI models.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

The charity has lobbied the government to commit to introducing new guidance for schools on how to keep their students engaged.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Meeting him at the airport, Molly judged him “as near exhaustion as I had ever seen him” and lobbied him again to withdraw from the Geneva conference.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

That was McCourt’s brainchild, back in 2018, and he’s a guy with lobbying muscle and friends in high places.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Brown later moved into lobbying and union policy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The act was opposed by the Real Estate Board of New York, a lobbying group that represents the real-estate industry, including brokers.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Williams has also been lobbying with others for his sport to be included in a future Paralympics Games.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

After an intense lobbying campaign, which included letters, petitions, and more picketing, Carvie Oldham agreed to meet with tenants to hear their grievances—an important first.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson