crusader
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“I’ve always been an out-front crusader, whether I stand alone or with a thousand.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The startup began as an emoji-named app for teens before becoming a crusader for open-source artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
On the bright side, it looks like Cunningham might not have the fortitude for the life of a crusader.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
They tried to get a firm affiliated with environmental crusader Erin Brockovich interested.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
He saw himself as a crusader, a champion of the underdog, an enemy of sinister authority.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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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
Cheering for such idealism used to feel corny; all the cool, caped crusaders had ethical kinks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
You have Megan and Lois as the crusaders and the heads of their department who are hunting these killers.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2024
Finally, the door swung closed 011 the last of the crusaders for Moorish dignity.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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