championed

Example Sentences

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The regulations - brought in by the previous Labour government - were championed by river campaigners but angered many farmers.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general is investigating a $38 billion program championed by the former DHS secretary.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Another avenue Pratt put forward in an interview posted on YouTube is using the expanded definition of gravely disabled in a law championed and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The 39-year-old took aim at the UFC's fighter pay, criticised UFC bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison and championed her bout with Carano as a landscape-shifting moment for the sport.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

That issue, of course, was slavery, which was clearly incompatible with the principles of the American Revolution, no matter what version one championed.

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