patron
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Danielle Allen’s excellent book “Radical Duke” builds on these discoveries and makes a further claim: that Paine, and a cohort of other radical writers, wrote at the behest of a singular, powerful aristocratic patron.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
But the supreme being and patron of all pontiffs has to be considered a wild card.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
The painting by Dame Judi Dench, patron of the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, was completed in 2025 and was one of the last works the 91-year-old was able to paint due to her failing sight.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Earlier this year, Princess Eugenie stepped down as patron of a separate charity, Anti-Slavery International, a role she had held for seven years.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
“Oh, le patron mange ici, eh?” said the oldest of the gentlemen as they drew up their chairs to the little table.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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