patronage
Example Sentences
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But power also brought access to patronage, protection and, critics allege, opportunities for enrichment.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Its unifying force was a combination of Banerjee's charismatic personal appeal and the patronage that comes with power.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
“The Magic Flute,” one of the world’s two or three most popular operas, needs no such patronage.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
With money from an English lover and the patronage of the notorious Chudleigh, Cornelys launched an “assembly and concert rooms” in 1760 at Carlisle House in fashionable Soho Square.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The patronage of East Village bubbes kept the theater lights on.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Vocabulary lists containing patronage
Fahrenheit 451
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