staunch
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Maria Bartiromo, the conservative TV host known for her staunch support of Donald Trump, is out at Fox News.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
After the elections, Min Aung Hlaing -- who led the coup as armed forces chief -- took over as civilian president, handing the office of military leader to staunch loyalist Ye Win Oo.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Those have led to a series of staunch denials.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
He swiftly selected Richard Grenell, a former ambassador to Germany and a staunch ally, as acting director of the center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
There the city’s Biirgermeister, a staunch Nazi by the name of Carl Vincent Krogmann, delivered a long welcoming oration in German.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Two years after the last ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi failed to make meaningful progress on key issues like fisheries and agriculture, member states face even stauncher challenges this time.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
However, the source said Reeker tried to get the agency to issue a stauncher defense of Yovanovitch.
From Reuters ● Oct. 26, 2019
He conceived it as an alternative to 4chan, one with an even stauncher commitment to anything-goes content moderation.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 23, 2019
Saudi Arabia and the U.S. strongly backed Hadi, and the new president proved a stauncher ally to the U.S. than Saleh in the fight against al-Qaida’s branch in the country.
From Time ● Mar. 22, 2015
Such a one was instantly removed from his office, and a stauncher patriot substituted.
From Crescent and Iron Cross by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson
“He became one of my staunchest supporters and schooled me on whom I could trust and whom I could never turn my back on.”
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026
Cambodia has long been one of China's staunchest allies in Southeast Asia, and Beijing has extended its influence over Phnom Penh in recent years.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
At Granja Elena in Zona Franca, I enjoyed a tomato and scallop tartare that could entice even the staunchest carnivore.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2025
Marjorie Taylor Greene came into Congress as one of Donald Trump's staunchest defenders.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025
And yet Howland Reed had been one of Father's staunchest companions during the war for King Robert's crown, before Bran was bom.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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