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advocacy

[ad-vuh-kuh-see] / ˈæd və kə si /


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Linehan was supported through the civil claim by the advocacy group the Free Speech Union.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026

It’s not uncommon for ICE agents to use unmarked cars and wear masks as they attempt arrests, and advocacy groups say the tactic means people often aren’t aware that it’s federal agents detaining them.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2026

“Taking away basic quarterly information means investors are blind for six months at a time,” says Dennis Kelleher, co-founder and chief executive of the investor advocacy nonprofit Better Markets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

Kathryn Wylde is a board member at the center-right Manhattan Institute and former CEO of the Partnership for New York City, a business advocacy group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

Darris Young worked as an organizer for an Oakland social justice advocacy group called the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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