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Throughout his 15 years in opposition, Hichilema portrayed himself as an upholder of democratic values.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

How does “the papa,” the upholder of tradition, as the musical’s opening number spells out, maintain his self-respect, if not his authority?

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

That is, each new monarch had to agree that he or she was not the maker of law, but the upholder of laws made by or in concert with the legislature and judges.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2025

Raisi was a protege of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and a devoted upholder of religious rule in the country.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

Very soon he became a thorough and uncompromising upholder of the war.

From Baltimore and The Nineteenth of April, 1861 A Study of the War by Brown, George William




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