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promote

[pruh-moht] / prəˈmoʊt /




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"In recent years, I believe there had been a strong push to promote cultural diversity. The momentum has stalled, perhaps, and maybe it may never fully return," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Solmssen’s novel, originally published in 1971, a European roundtable meant to promote postwar rebuilding gets co-opted by realpolitik.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Broadcaster Netflix said Alalshikh's The Ring and White would collaborate to promote the event, but Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn said his fighter's contract prevented White from having a promotional role.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Journalist Pablo Torre said his team sought comment from 14 sports figures who had been paid to speak at or promote Life Surge.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

She was using Facebook primarily to promote her home business, handcrafted scarves, sweaters, blankets made to order.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

"That trend really promotes blankness and this kind of sameness and erasure of culture and identity that is so important to black and brown communities," beauty journalist Kristina Rodulfo tells the BBC.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

It is the deal that counts, not the values it promotes or undermines.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

Founded in 1985, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a nonprofit organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in education and research.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Optimism abounds, even on the city website, which promotes it as “one of the fastest growing suburbs of the San Francisco Bay Area.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Joint music making promotes prosocial behavior in 4-year-old children.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

He endorsed Hochman and later was promoted to become the director of specialized prosecutions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Meta has promoted Muse as an instant money saver, with the ability to help renegotiate your utility bills or spot subscriptions you’re not using.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

There was no mention of Matchroom's Eddie Hearn, who has promoted Joshua throughout his professional career, or Queensberry's Frank Warren, Fury's long-time promoter.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

It was less than a third of the £458m Manchester City invested in their squad and lower even than newly promoted Ipswich.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Clinton gave the silver ball to Daniel Taylor, a young officer, promising that Taylor would be promoted if he got the message to Burgoyne.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

She supports investing in expanding vegetation management and promoting building standards that encourage the use of fire-resistant materials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

It’s really about promoting or aggrandizing him as an individual,” Richard Briffault, professor of legislation at Columbia Law School, told me.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Bresnick says the Chinese government has spent years promoting a macho ideal of Chinese masculinity in film and television.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

SLF spent between $34,700 and $46,715 promoting the site's articles on Meta platforms through late August, garnering at least 3.6 million views, according to NewsGuard.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

It is a curious feature of our existence that we come from a planet that is very good at promoting life but even better at extinguishing it.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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