appropriator

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In her infamous Brisbane speech, Shriver hailed the novelist as cultural appropriator par excellence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

So, you have your Kay Grangers and your other appropriator types—Tom Kean and these old bulls, if you will—and they went against Jordan.

From Slate • Oct. 26, 2023

One, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., a veteran appropriator, said later that he would not be “pressured or intimidated” over his vote.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2023

The enhanced federal matching funds, or Federal Medical Assistance Percentage, will be gradually phased out through 2023, according to a bill released by Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut Democrat and a top House appropriator, early Thursday.

From Washington Times • Dec. 20, 2022

Or is it only afraid of the reputed millionaire water "appropriator"?

From The Discards by McWhorter, Lucullus Virgil