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proponent

[pruh-poh-nuhnt] / prəˈpoʊ nənt /


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Google-backed Promise is another Culver City-adjacent AI studio that’s a proponent of hybrid productions, where human actors work with AI specialists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson has been a proponent of fostering American AI advancements and says he worries that new regulations would create legal barriers that only the biggest tech companies could absorb.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

I am a strong proponent of a patient portal!

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Closer security ties among Pacific islands will also be discussed, despite the abrupt departure Monday of its proponent, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale, to deal with a brewing political crisis at home.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

In the 1970s, the famed Tyrolean alpinist Reinhold Messner emerged as the leading proponent of gasless climbing, declaring that he would ascend Everest “by fair means” or not at all.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

At Cornell, Greek life is a way, say proponents, to make its size more manageable for students.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Meanwhile, Tennessee's proponents of capital punishment have suggested that a different method be used.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Angelenos see the results in crumbling streets, buckled sidewalks and streetlights that stay dark,” proponents said in their ballot argument.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

These robots should be able to do factory work, like sorting packages, and proponents also envision humanoids helping out with household chores and childcare, among other things.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026

According to proponents, when the technology is perfected and extended it will surely lead to new possibilities for therapy.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas


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