proponent
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I am a strong proponent of a patient portal!
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
To qualify an initiative for the ballot, the initiative’s proponent is “required to collect and submit a large number of signatures belonging to to registered voters who supported the measure.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 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
As a huge proponent of unretirement, I’m excited to continue working part time at 70 by writing for a variety of outlets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 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
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
As the proponents of index funds repeatedly argue, such differences really make a big difference over time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The proponents of hunger strikes argued that it was a traditionally accepted form of protest that had been waged all over the world by such prominent leaders as Mahatma Gandhi.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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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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