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Magical realism was in its heyday, and Gabriel García Márquez was becoming its patron saint.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Ceuta's regional government cancelled the city's annual patron saint festivities, which were due to begin on Saturday, due to the "current circumstances".

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

The Catholic church is deeply entrenched in Poland's national identity and the Virgin Mary is considered the country's patron and protector, even as it undergoes one of the fastest rates of secularisation worldwide.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

She also became a patron of the charity Brain Tumour Research.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

After a long minute, I closed the book and rose to return it to the shelf like any other ordinary patron.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

While Hitchcock required use of a fake-ID scanner, he said that he couldn’t control all of his employees and that the bouncer who let in patrons with fake IDs was fired.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Restaurants are also adding more chicken items to their menus to have cheaper protein options for their patrons, according to industry officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

He acknowledges that patrons don't want to see flies when they're purchasing food or drinks to consume.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

L.A. arts patrons Betty Freeman and Richard Colburn provided important support for Salzburg during their lifetimes that included commissioning new work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

I went down the stairs with my head down and slipped past the charging desk, which swarmed with patrons clutching books and slips of paper.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu