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Bankers had been advocating with Trump administration officials for months, hoping to run what will likely be one of the largest debt restructurings of all time, on par with Greece some 10 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

He had been advocating for a player union for some time and was announced as a co-founder alongside the 2014 Wimbledon doubles champion Vasek Pospisil.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

Thera Webb: I believe it started around 2016 when one of the archivists at that time had been advocating for a focus on collecting the papers of women faculty.

From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2023

The second brief resolution lifted this requirement, a decision welcomed by Russia, China and others that had been advocating for ending notifications.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022

For some years, however, German military writers had been advocating that the German army of invasion should march through Belgium and Luxemburg.

From "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders by Currie, John Allister