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The phrase "advocate something" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when expressing support or recommendation for a particular idea, policy, or action.
Example: "Many experts advocate renewable energy as a solution to climate change."
Alternatives: "support something" or "promote something".
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So why advocate something that isn't going to happen?
"We all advocate something, as long as you feel comfortable that what you're reporting is truthful.
Some economists think that the policy was a success, and advocate something similar for other developing countries.
Cotton Mather faced down the entire medical establishment to advocate something that seemed every bit as dubious as spectral evidence: inoculation.
Saying the NHS needed to "rattle the cage and advocate something different," he added: "I make no apology for being lippy on this topic.
The women of Bikini Kill — their guitarist, Billy Karren, is the token guy — advocate something called Revolution Girl-Style and publish their own fanzine, which is filled with feminist articles….
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Michel Platini has advocated something similar: white cards and 10-minute sin-bins for dissent.
Mr. Chilton, seen as the most liberal of the agency's commissioners, is advocating something of a middle ground.
And yet I'm advocating something that's quite flawed, and that's difficult, no question about it.
But Posen said the Labour leader was actually advocating something similar to what some of the Bank's leading lights have been pressing for in recent years.
The crucial issue is whether Mr. Romney's article was actually advocating something like bankruptcy in the Chapter 7 sense: appoint a trustee and liquidate.
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