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Sir Keir Starmer, who together with French president Emmanuel Macron is championing the mission, has said the shipping mission would only take place once fighting in the region ends.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Smith is championing a new crude pipeline to British Columbia’s northwest coast to reach Asian buyers, and the Alberta government intends to submit a formal application to Ottawa this spring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

But Namibia, which is championing the proposal, insists funds are needed to avoid "progressive removal of rhinos from the landscape, shrinking habitat, and weakening national metapopulations".

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

"And that's why the United States is championing a major effort that is currently underway to involve these institutions so that they are up to the challenges of today and tomorrow."

From Reuters • Sep. 5, 2023

The man she is dancing with is at the head of one of the labor organizations that is championing woman's suffrage.

From An American Suffragette by Stevens, Isaac Newton