patron
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Two organisations of which Mette-Marit was patron have already ended their collaboration with her while others have asked for an explanation.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Just as Pilates has a patron saint in Joseph Pilates, the field of somatics has the late Thomas Hanna, a philosopher and student of neurology who coined the term in 1976.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Also, if I’m a longtime patron of the business, I make note of that.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026
Gosling stayed in character for the most part as an annoyed hotel patron who’s been overcharged for visits from the “Goo Goo Man.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026
Not the least of them was a prototype of Polaris, the submarine-based warhead for the navy, Livermore’s important new government patron.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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