proponent
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EA's three big causes today are global poverty, factory-farmed animals and "the most controversial one -- global catastrophic risk," said Richard Chappell, a professor at University of Miami and an EA proponent.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Bass said she always has been a proponent of approaches that don’t involve police, some of which are employed by her Office of Community Safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
They took an online class at Stanford with Richard Socher, a proponent of natural language processing, and formed a study group on the topic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
“This measure is a safety net for news outlets on the verge of closure,” said former state Sen. Steve Glazer, who is a proponent of the bill and during his Senate term pushed similar legislation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
My mother had also been a big proponent of winter ice-cream cones.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
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At Cornell, Greek life is a way, say proponents, to make its size more manageable for students.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Meanwhile, Tennessee's proponents of capital punishment have suggested that a different method be used.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
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 order to justify this, proponents of this position insist that evidence is never discovered: it is always ‘constructed’ within a particular social community.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Power Prefix: pro
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