proponent
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“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
Even Leo Stein, the American expatriate proponent of avant-garde art, called it “brilliant and powerful, but the nastiest smear of paint I had ever seen.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
He was a strong proponent of US support for Ukraine.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Salazar, who led Oregon’s state housing agency during the COVID-19 pandemic and later worked as a regional director for HUD, is a longtime proponent of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
A proponent of the Great Books series—which he had read twice—Uncle Pete was engaged with serious thought and Italian opera.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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A judge sided with proponents, but an appellate court later rule in Becerra’s favor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The downturn has been rough for even some of the space industry’s biggest proponents.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
And they’ve gotten smarter than the used-gum, spit-cup abstinence proponents of my youth.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
Inverter systems can cost thousands of dollars -- not dissimilar to petrol generators depending on the size -- but proponents say running costs are lower in the long run.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
It may be hard to believe, but proponents of the strong programme have acquired a dominant position within the history of science.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Vocabulary lists containing proponent
Power Prefix: pro
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Vocabulary from the Third and Final Presidential Debate, October 19, 2016
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