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They took an online class at Stanford with Richard Socher, a proponent of natural language processing, and formed a study group on the topic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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

“I still think that market moves on the back of this speech could fade quickly if the economic data does not swing hawkish, because Warsh is not a proponent of forward guidance,” she told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

“However, as a proponent of innovation and recognizing that the industry at large has fallen behind the times in so many respects, I applaud the innovation of Churchill Downs Inc. and NYRA.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

He was a staunch proponent of academic freedom and highly critical of Nazi Germany and Japanese militarism.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

To its proponents, EA is a rational, evidence-based way to do good.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

This, though, isn’t a good guide to AI, where some of the most aggressive innovators are also loud proponents of oversight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

In order to secure the large number of signatures, proponents of initiatives typically hire petition management companies, according to the indictment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

In Bhutan's Paro, several hundred proponents of the idea are practicing everything from walking meditation to mindful eating -- slowing down to appreciate the taste, smell, texture and colours of food.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

But I would argue that there is a difference between inheriting a cultural tradition, as the Norte Chico culture’s successors apparently did, and copying one, as the Olmec’s proponents argue.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann