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patron

[pay-truhn] / ˈpeɪ trən /


NOUN
person who does business at establishment
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The Catholic Church is trying to allay fears regarding Our Lady's patron saint status, granted by the pope in 1930.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Shortly after, at a small neighborhood restaurant I raced down a 30 mph road to get to, nearly every patron craned their necks to look.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

So I think everything from screen-based experience to the ways that technology was going to reshape our lives, he was the patron saint of all of that.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The patron who returned the magazine, John, said it had been "hanging around" his house for decades, but he had no idea how it ended up in his home.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

For the King, or at least this is how Malory interprets him, was the patron saint of chivalry.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

"Preliminary information gathered through witness and employee interview indicates Kariem was ejected from the ride and struck other patrons before falling beneath the attraction."

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The “public” would mean ordinary people like colonial patrons of taverns who gathered round to read the proposed Constitution in newspapers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Savage is adamant about keeping security focused on serving trans patrons, describing the difficult experience of being harassed by security guards at other clubs if the gender on your ID doesn’t match how you present.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Traditionally Pakistan balanced two patrons: China and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

He turns to his left and his right, finding only giddy patrons streaming past.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern


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