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protégé

[proh-tuh-zhey, proh-tuh-zhey] / ˈproʊ təˌʒeɪ, ˌproʊ təˈʒeɪ /


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Deborah famously tried to muzzle Ava a few times, only to back off when she realized that by hurting her protégé, she was wounding herself.

From Salon May 29, 2026

On Thursday, JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon attempted to defend Winters, a former protégé.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

The childhood coach of Aaron Rai has spoken of his pride at watching his protégé make the history books and become the first Englishman to win the US PGA Championship since 1919.

From BBC May 18, 2026

Altman, his former protégé turned adversary, was present for Thursday's exchanges and left the courthouse shortly after Musk finished.

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

The two became friends, and Halley was something of Flamsteed’s protégé for a time—although, as we shall see, they later fell out.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Does Druckenmiller have any other protégés out there that we should be paying attention to?

From Barron's Feb. 2, 2026

Since taking power in 2012, Xi has packed the leadership with loyalists, sidelined subordinates who owed their rise to predecessors and even cashiered some of his own protégés.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2025

Uganda's current junior chess champion, 19-year-old Jovan Kasozi - one of Mr Katende's protégés - has also been hit.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2025

The way Chua’s clerkship placement system operated was to move around law protégés like chess pieces that accrued the most power to the Chua system.

From Slate Jul. 29, 2024

“This is not a question for the microscope,” one of his protégés wrote—a sly barb directed at Bateson, Morgan, and de Vries.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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