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Discover LudwigThe phrase "advocated a second" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing support for a second option, proposal, or initiative in various contexts, such as politics or decision-making.
Example: "During the meeting, she advocated a second proposal that aimed to improve community engagement."
Alternatives: "supported a second" or "recommended a second".
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Small wonder that David Mitchell advocated a second reading – as does the author himself.
For the past two years, it has been pro-remain progressives who advocated a second referendum.
Instead of sending more aid to the president's home state, Lee advocated a second invasion of the North.
The Tamil Nadu government has advocated a second green revolution by using more organic fertiliser and less inorganic fertiliser.
Sinirlioglu advocated a second pipeline that would give Iraqi oil an alternative to the Gulf as a route to Europe once the country is able to meet its OPEC quota.
Barack Obama has advocated a second stimulus package, together with more aid for struggling homeowners, but the rest of his program was largely put together before the current downturn began.
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Lagarde, for her part, has advocated a third solution: private-public partnerships between central banks and private banks.
In between stood the economist Virgil Madgearu, who advocated a "third way" of development, neither capitalist nor collectivist but rooted in small-scale peasant agriculture.
Wallis and his colleagues advocated a "third way", neither containment nor war, which later developed into a six-point plan to oust the dictator without violence.
In 1992 and 1996, Bill Clinton advocated a "third way," something between the historical positions of Democrats and Republicans, and his opponents, George Bush and Bob Dole, were forced to defend political compromises they had struck as president and Senate majority leader, respectively.
La Prensa and one of its rivals, La Argentina, heavily advocated a third ship; the latter even started a petition to raise money for a new battleship.
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