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The Nuclear Energy Institute, an industry group, has been advocating for federal cost-overrun insurance that would pay nuclear developers back if their projects went way over budget.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

It’s the impact on trading sentiment that mattered to Hoffmann-Burchardi, which is why she has been advocating that investors diversify their portfolios and retain exposure to gold as a geopolitical hedge.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

Calvin, who has been advocating against predatory disaster investors, said he sees Castro as a potential partner for the community.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

High, who has been advocating for greater regulation of the fertility industry for more than five years, seemed both outraged and exhausted when I told her about the ads I’d been seeing.

From Slate • Jul. 16, 2025

And here James  finds that he has been advocating the doctrine for several years.

From The pragmatic theory of truth as developed by Peirce, James, and Dewey by Geyer, Delton Loring