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Sure enough, he got a call from Vann Bighorse, director of the Osage language department for the Osage Nation, who had been advising Scorsese and the late Robbie Robertson, composer of the film’s score.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2024

David Polyansky, who had been advising Never Back Down, will join the campaign as a deputy campaign manager.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2023

Lieutenant Hattersley said that officials had been advising area residents to be on the lookout for Mr. Foster, whom the police have described as dangerous.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2023

He was convicted in absentia in 2018 and sent to prison last October after he returned to Georgia from Ukraine, where he had been advising President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on reforms.

From Reuters • Dec. 14, 2022

It was as matter-of-fact to the man of millions as if it had been advising an operation in a dispensary case.

From Over the Pass by Palmer, Frederick