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Ceuta's regional government cancelled the city's annual patron saint festivities, which were due to begin on Saturday, due to the "current circumstances".

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

The Catholic church is deeply entrenched in Poland's national identity and the Virgin Mary is considered the country's patron and protector, even as it undergoes one of the fastest rates of secularisation worldwide.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Analysts said the visit was an effort to reassert that Beijing, not Moscow, remains North Korea’s principal patron.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

In 2023, she became a patron of Brain Tumour Research - a charity dedicated to curing the disease.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

“Count Threpe, actually. He plays here all the time, has for years. Great patron of the arts. He stopped trying for his pipes years ago. Now he just plays. Everyone loves him.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

"I felt terrible," he said, full of regret that he did not tell patrons to evacuate at the first sign of fire.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Attending to the patrons is Sterling Lockwood, a 29-year-old American woman whose job title is concierge and keeper of secrets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

The sight of USA fans in colourful jerseys is commonplace throughout the host cities, and just about every restaurant with a TV has patrons transfixed on the latest drama.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

All of the other patrons decline; there are better ways to spend this one precious life.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

I went down the stairs with my head down and slipped past the charging desk, which swarmed with patrons clutching books and slips of paper.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu