patronage
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“The Magic Flute,” one of the world’s two or three most popular operas, needs no such patronage.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
In addition to the job itself, with a salary of roughly $100,000, part of the appeal is the authority to hire others and so provide patronage in a small town.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
“Our patronage definitely dropped because of the pandemic, and I don’t know that it’s ever completely recovered,” the librarian said, adding that “downtown, in general, hasn’t.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
As her husband oversaw the country’s economic collapse, Flores’s family patronage system flourished.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
The mayor shook his head and made no motion to look at our writ of patronage.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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