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crusader

[kroo-sayd-er] / kruˈseɪd ər /


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The startup began as an emoji-named app for teens before becoming a crusader for open-source artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Steinem became known not as a crusader for women but as a former bunny.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

On the bright side, it looks like Cunningham might not have the fortitude for the life of a crusader.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

Now he is set on unmasking the caped crusader.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

What’s more, here was a way for Hoover, a deskbound functionary, to cast himself as a dashing figure—a crusader for the modern scientific age.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

“God wills it” was a battle cry of Christian crusaders during the Middle Ages.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

They aren’t antivaccine crusaders, he said, but didn’t understand the severity of the disease, or believed vaccines could cause autism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

Antidebt crusaders, like the personal-finance radio host Dave Ramsey, have been speaking for years about how paying thousands of dollars in interest can seriously impede a family’s ability to make progress on their other goals.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

Cheering for such idealism used to feel corny; all the cool, caped crusaders had ethical kinks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025

His reputation as an excellent master builder had reached Chutreaux through the returning crusaders.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay


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