apologist
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Reid added that she was a social democrat who believed in "freedom of expression, free trade unions and free elections" and was not any sort of "admirer or apologist for the Chinese Communist party's dictatorship".
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Chesterton, the Catholic apologist, is said to have remarked.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
I am a self-described dog apologist and would probably spend more money on my pet’s safety and comfort than my own.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026
Her conclusion was startling, her tone defiant: “Put me wherever you want: misguided socialist, toothless humanist, naïve novelist, useful idiot, apologist, denier, ally, contrarian, collaborator, traitor, inexcusable coward.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025
I've never considered myself an across-the-board apologist for the French, but there's a lot to be said for an entire population that never, under any circumstances, talks during the picture.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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