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or plonked (for)
as in endorsed
to promote the interests or cause of
I'm willing to plunk for any program that will reduce carbon emissions
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Paxton endorsed former Justice Department lawyer Aaron Reitz in the primary.—
Philip Jankowski
Austin Bureau,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026 -
In Illinois, the Congressional Progressive Caucus has endorsed Peters in the 2nd, Anthony Driver in the 7th District, Ahmed in the 8th and Biss in the 9th.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Penn's support for Ukraine dates back to 2022 Penn has long advocated for Ukraine and even gifted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy an Oscar in 2022, shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine and the two countries went to war.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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Disabled people have successfully advocated for access improvements across both Republican and Democratic administrations, most notably through the landmark Americans With Disabilities Act signed by a Republican president.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Trustee Andrea McElroy supported the move while speaking about bike safety at a special Board of Education meeting last December.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Together, the system supported up to 222 spatial modes entering a single multimode fiber.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz adopted a more critical stance.—
SYLVIE CORBET,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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At issue are California’s Advanced Clean Cars II regulations, which were adopted in 2022 and established several requirements for automakers, including the 2035 zero-emission sales mandate.—
Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Plunked (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunked%20%28for%29. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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