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Oklahoma City has treated McClendon and Larry Nichols as something like patron saints.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Accompanied by her sidekick and netherworld patron King Grimsquawk – a crowned raven-baby holding a scepter – Workman conjures up one of the funniest small-screen comedies that isn’t officially on TV.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Fisher was a long-standing patron of Holly Hedge Animal Sanctuary in North Somerset and also supported many animal charities, including Battersea Cats and Dogs Home.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

In recent days, Brazil's beloved patron saint, Our Lady of Aparecida, depicted as a Black Madonna, became the focus as rumours erupted that Flavio Bolsonaro planned to strip her of her post if elected.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Ludovico Sforza, the patron of the lavish Milanese Renaissance, would die, half-mad, in a French dungeon.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

They’re taking too long, and your patrons are drinking water while you wait for a liquor license.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The result was a lengthy bar meeting in which patrons, including “a gender-expansive lesbian” who “uses he/him pronouns,” berated one owner to tears.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

My husband enjoyed humble pleasures, and he had two favorite fast-casual restaurants where the food was good, the patrons were kind, and the staff were simply salt-of-the-earth people.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

It was in that role that he solidified his unique look, wearing stacks of heavy gold chains, often gathered from forgetful patrons who left them behind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Many patrons only glance at them before moving on, but the longer you watch, the more you can detect the subtlest of motions.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern