patron
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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
Sir William Napier continued providing him with an annual allowance, and Byfield traveled to London when his longtime patron died in 1860.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
I emailed Brent Lipinski, the Chicago Public Library’s assistant commissioner for patron experience, to ask how the counter came to be there.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Kepler’s patron, the Holy Roman emperor Rudolph II, is represented by the eagle.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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To attract patrons, the Los Angeles County Library turned to some of the most familiar faces on earth: Hello Kitty and her friends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
My husband enjoyed humble pleasures, and he had two favorite fast-casual restaurants where the food was good, the patrons were kind, and the staff were simply salt-of-the-earth people.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
"In the 1840 narrative, Byfield sought to impress wealthy patrons by presenting himself as a dutiful soldier and deserving veteran," O'Keeffe says.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
“You get used to good money, and you still want to make it,” said Taylor, reflecting on the hundreds of patrons a day who used to bustle through his store aisles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
“I doubt that,” Celia says as she looks at the surrounding patrons, not finding a single eye turned in their direction.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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