patron
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After the animal fell to the table, one patron grabbed it with a towel and took it to the Humane Society in Oceanside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 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
The rock star became the immigrant-run restaurant’s unlikely patron saint, calling on her relationship with then-Gov.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
Otherwise, she looks like any other patron at the circus.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
"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
All of the other patrons decline; there are better ways to spend this one precious life.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
Dame Cally Palmer, chief executive of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, said they were "honoured" to have the Prince and Princess of Wales as joint patrons.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Within minutes, all three chairs were filled with patrons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Arm in arm they navigate the crowd, circling around the glowing bonfire that many patrons are still gazing at, mesmerized by the dancing white flames.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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