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A majority of county supervisors had supported the new tax proposal, voting 4 to 1 this February to put it on the ballot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

A day earlier, the Kenyan government said that its health professionals had supported responses to major disease outbreaks across the region, including the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the worst in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution profiled two Argentine-Americans living in North Carolina who had supported Trump because of his tough stance against undocumented immigrants.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Options trading that had supported the stock has waned this year, another indication of weakening investor sentiment.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

She had supported Bram in more ways than it was possible to know.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela