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proponent

[pruh-poh-nuhnt] / prəˈpoʊ nənt /


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For instance, Kubiak has been a major proponent of deploying formations with two tight ends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Bass said she always has been a proponent of approaches that don’t involve police, some of which are employed by her Office of Community Safety.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 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

As a huge proponent of unretirement, I’m excited to continue working part time at 70 by writing for a variety of outlets.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026

But it was Thomas Henry Huxley who was Charles’s biggest proponent.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

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

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

It added that even its proponents did not think the attacks would bring Tehran to talks or see Hormuz reopened, but hoped they would show strength leading into the vote.

From Barron's ● 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

Among other business law reforms, Texas last year passed legislation that lets companies incorporated in the state exclude resolutions if proponents don’t own at least $1 million, or 3%, of voting shares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

By making this argument, I am endorsing one side in the long- running dispute between mother- and sister-culture proponents.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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