advocate

Example Sentences

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Immigrant-rights advocates argued the repeal of the special protection would be cruel and unjust to migrants who have established lives and careers in this country.

From Los Angeles Times

Immigrants and their advocates filed a flurry of lawsuits seeking to preserve the protections.

From The Wall Street Journal

Penn -- a vocal advocate for Ukraine who had visited the country several times -- on Sunday won his third acting Oscar but was not at the ceremony.

From Barron's

"Moments like this don't happen without women kind of standing up for you and advocating for you. I know that this happened because of that, so I want to say thank you".

From BBC

Press freedom advocates and media analysts quickly raised concerns that the comments could signal government pressure on news organizations during wartime.

From Salon