proponent
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"It was an intelligence failure," says Cheong Seong-chang, a North Korea watcher and vice-president at Sejong Institute who was an early proponent of the theory that Ju Ae will become the heir.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
A proponent of nuclear negotiations, Larijani supported the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world powers which unravelled three years later after Trump withdrew the US from the accord.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was a major proponent of AI adoption in government.
From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026
Ironic coincidence: Detective Raven was himself a major proponent of the Mercy program.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
My mother had also been a big proponent of winter ice-cream cones.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
Vocabulary lists containing proponent
Power Prefix: pro
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Grade 9, List 4
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Vocabulary from the Third and Final Presidential Debate, October 19, 2016
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