patron
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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
Lipinski said some of the earliest excitement around the feature came from a Reddit post by a patron whose receipt showed more than $118,000 in lifetime savings.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Magical realism was in its heyday, and Gabriel García Márquez was becoming its patron saint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
It is sometimes difficult to discern performer from patron.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Many restaurants and patrons alike are pushing back against the shift that has turned collegial, communal spaces into places to watch TikTok while you eat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 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
“My work is predominantly Latinos — that we’re queer is part of that,” said the 62-year-old, who also snapped moody shots of patrons, often lovers, inside the bathroom stalls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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
Striped balloons carried books from one shelf to the next, finding eager patrons or red-cloaked librarians awaiting them, and others held banners with rules: NO TALKING.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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