patron
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Castro almost fell off a cliff in the early 1990s when he lost his Soviet patron, but he had moves then, and he made them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
The colour is believed to be a homage to the fifth Earl of Rosebery, Archibald Primrose, a 19th Century Liberal prime minister and patron of Scottish football.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
The island is experiencing its worst days since the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union, Havana’s steadfast patron.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Also, if I’m a longtime patron of the business, I make note of that.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026
For Leonardo, the patron saint of distraction, there’s no need to finish it.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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