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And if you sniff the lobby of downtown Los Angeles’ Ritz-Carlton, you may detect “bright effervescent notes ... layered with soft florals,” a custom fragrance known as Champagne & Shimmer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Part of what derailed the bill was a dispute between the banking lobby and crypto companies over whether crypto platforms can offer interest-like rewards to stablecoin holders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

It added member clubs had already provided "a mandate to lobby for appropriate reform" which had "not kept pace with significant developments in stadium management, safety and stewarding".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

A few weeks ago, I met an acquaintance for coffee at a Cuban café attached to a downtown hostel, where people with backpacks of varying dimensions passed steadily through the lobby.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Clara dragged Boaz and Hila toward the lobby.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Like many of you, I found myself in many overstuffed hotel lobbies and fully booked restaurants, on jammed streets and blocked-off avenues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Joint lead bookrunner and stabilization agent Morgan Stanley adorned its lobbies, elevator banks and turnstiles with SpaceX logos and pictures of Mars.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

The National Association of Broadcasters, which lobbies on behalf of networks including Fox, questioned that figure, saying, “it does not describe what a typical fan can watch on local channels in their own market.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

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

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

We met them in apartments, parking lots, coffee shops, high-rise lobbies, and on street comers.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

Sources also say they lobbied the Premier League to allow the forward to use "JJ Gabriel" on the back of his shirt - which they believe underlined their commitment to the academy prospect.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

His brother Gurpreet Singh Johal - who has lobbied successive governments calling for his release - said the decision to grant bail had been a "really important milestone".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

He lobbied on behalf of the Kazakhstan Embassy and that country’s state-owned national oil and gas company, records show.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

Another recalled a parent who successfully lobbied to ban cupcakes from classroom birthday celebrations—only to protest when she was later barred from sending cupcakes for her own child’s birthday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

We caucused among ourselves and lobbied all the residents of the house, and within weeks elected our own House Committee, defeating the upperclassmen.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

One clue comes from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a lobbying arm of major auto manufacturers and equipment makers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

A summer social-media campaign titled “Cropaganda” made light of meat industry lobbying groups, while other recent posts have featured high-performance athletes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The families, who first filed the lawsuit in 2002, spent several years lobbying US Congress to pass an amendment to the foreign sovereign immunity law to allow the case to go ahead.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Castillo was detained in Myanmar and charged with breach of trust following a dispute over a lobbying contract with AmCham Myanmar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Aunt Lydia said she was lobbying for the front.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood