preservationist

Example Sentences

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Opponents of the multi-billion dollar development - an assembly of sports fans, preservationists and environmentalists - say Koike has the authority to stop the project.

From Washington Times

Mr. Strachwitz might have been considered a preservationist, but he also shaped the worlds that he documented.

From New York Times

But it was Jefferson’s most intimate space, where he spent much of his post-presidency time, and it’s recognized by preservationists as the first full-sized octagonal house in the United States.

From Washington Post

In the end, both the preservationists and the developer emerged from the 4 April hearing claiming partial victory.

From Science Magazine

NIMBYs and preservationists opposed the sale and demolition of the early 1960s branch, in no small measure because they opposed the tower.

From New York Times