crusader

On the bright side, it looks like Cunningham might not have the fortitude for the life of a crusader.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

And he brought in an antitrust crusader in Lina Khan to chair the city’s Economic Development Corp., the government body that the real estate community closely relies on to execute large-scale development projects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

A writer, activist, organizer, prodigious intellect and a lifelong crusader for racial equality, Du Bois might have deemed his own life a failure, especially if he’d lived another 60 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Jane Fonda, the renowned actor and political crusader, has made air quality a target of her protests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

Royal had read of the man’s exploits in the newspaper—lawyer, abolitionist crusader, bane of slavers and those who did their dirty work.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Antidebt crusaders, like the personal-finance radio host Dave Ramsey, have been speaking for years about how paying thousands of dollars in interest can seriously impede a family’s ability to make progress on their other goals.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

The spread of this new orthodoxy shouldn’t be surprising, for as the author notes, “insatiability is a defining feature of moral crusades. As crusaders achieve victories, they expand the scope of their crusade.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

You have Megan and Lois as the crusaders and the heads of their department who are hunting these killers.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2024

He also couldn’t sleep so he went outside, and spent the night walking back and forth on Sidon’s promenade, the sea castle built by crusaders in the 13th century in the background.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2024

You want to be cheerleaders or you want to be crusaders, it’s up to you.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli