proponent
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Perkins, 57, is a big proponent of giving adult kids money when it can have “a maximum impact in their life,” rather than only after the parents die.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
"We vowed the terrorists would not escape punishment, and no proponent of dark ideologies that divide Jordanians will be tolerated," he wrote on X.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Peters rose to internet prominence as a proponent of looksmaxxing, a trend related to extreme measures to improve one’s physical appearance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
His frequent collaborator Gabriel Zucman is a vocal proponent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
My mother had also been a big proponent of winter ice-cream cones.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
Park proponents highlight safety for cyclists and pedestrians, while reopening backers say risks have migrated to other streets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Meanwhile, Tennessee's proponents of capital punishment have suggested that a different method be used.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
To its proponents, EA is a rational, evidence-based way to do good.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
A long-term infrastructure plan administered with two-year budgeting “sets clear priorities, identifies the projects that need to get done, and plans how to fund them over time,” proponents said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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
Vocabulary lists containing proponent
Power Prefix: pro
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