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Reparations: Groups from L.A. will lobby Washington on behalf of Japanese Latin Americans and fired rail and mine workers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2022

Secretary General António Guterres, who will lobby for an immediate cease-fire.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2022

Telecommunication companies like Verizon and AT&T will lobby Congress for laws beneficial to their businesses, but they also target the states because state legislatures make laws that can benefit or harm their activities.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

The staunch U.S. ally will lobby senior officials for an extension of a five-year $6.4 billion aid package that ends next year to help shore up Jordan’s struggling economy, the official added.

From Reuters • Jul. 1, 2021

I understand the committee fears that if the mine goes ahead its owners and workers will lobby to keep it running after that date.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2021