proponents

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While people like Ziame worry the ban could have unintended consequences, proponents insist it is necessary to protect children from harmful content, addictive algorithms, online predators and cyberbullying.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

Those lawsuits failed, but Venice Dell proponents alleged in a July 2024 lawsuit that Park and Feldstein Soto took up where neighborhood critics failed in court and worked behind the scenes to thwart the project.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The move might have some traders questioning if proponents of HODL—crypto investor lingo for “never sell Bitcoin” — are finally changing their tune, given the recent weakness.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Even online users that were hypothetical proponents of taking the long walk admitted they wouldn’t actually do it themselves, or weren’t even attending the matches in the first place.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Ojvind Winge, one of the early proponents of the theory of chromosome instability, felt that chromosome doublings were especially significant.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson