proponent
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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
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
But it was Thomas Henry Huxley who was Charles’s biggest proponent.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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To its proponents, EA is a rational, evidence-based way to do good.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
To backfill some of the loss in research funding, proponents say Proposition 38 will create a stable source of funding for scientists and medical experts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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
As the proponents of index funds repeatedly argue, such differences really make a big difference over time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
In order to justify this, proponents of this position insist that evidence is never discovered: it is always ‘constructed’ within a particular social community.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Power Prefix: pro
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