patron
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The club also celebrates Saint Barbara, the patron saint of miners, by wearing a commemorative shirt every year during an early-December home match.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Its key patron, China, gets less than 2 millions barrels a day from Tehran—and 9 million from other Gulf countries currently shut in.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Two organisations of which Mette-Marit was patron have already ended their collaboration with her while others have asked for an explanation.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 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
“Speaking of,” she said, “how am I going to find my patron? I’m open to suggestions.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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