proponent
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Geiger, however, remains a huge proponent of the system and was careful not to criticize how it’s been used in this World Cup.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
Tom Barrack, the Trump-appointed U.S. ambassador to Turkey who also plays a large role in shaping the administration’s approach to the Middle East, has been a proponent of breaking the impasse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Guardiola has always been a proponent of dominating possession.
From BBC ● May 22, 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
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
Tariff proponents offer a variety of justifications for raising levies from the near-zero average levels that prevailed before last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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
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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