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
Ironic coincidence: Detective Raven was himself a major proponent of the Mercy program.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
But is Will a consistent proponent of executive restraint in military matters?
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025
Kennedy is also, fittingly for his family’s reputation for being full of robust outdoorsmen, a big proponent of getting outside into the woods—advice being made dangerous by the ticks.
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025
But it was Thomas Henry Huxley who was Charles’s biggest proponent.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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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