patron

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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

The island is experiencing its worst days since the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union, Havana’s steadfast patron.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Also, if I’m a longtime patron of the business, I make note of that.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Princess Eugenie has stepped down as patron of charity Anti-Slavery International, a role she has held for seven years.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Beyond that she appears to be just a young woman in a blue coat, wandering the circus as any other patron might.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern