patronize
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Who would patronize these houses of financial ill-repute?
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
She said she still plans to patronize Cracker Barrel, including during the holidays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
If we want an art scene here, we have to patronize it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025
Azuka said it has resonated with audiences who she was keen not to "patronize".
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025
“Don’t patronize me,” she said crossly, then her tone softened again.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
The opportunity is now for the public to show that it prefers non-idiocy in the media outlets it patronizes and is willing to pay for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
She said the retailers she patronizes include Express, Shein, and Walmart.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
The Internet is full of dimly lit, heavily zoomed videos and photos shot by fans trailing him down city streets and loitering at the movie theaters and restaurants he patronizes.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2021
Desperate and lonely, a photo developer obsesses over members of a family that patronizes his booth in a department store.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2020
Thick rugs cover every floor, and paintings from several local artists she patronizes line our walls.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
They know when they’re being patronized, even if they don’t always say it.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2025
At one point, teammate Kiké Hernández playfully patronized the right-handed pitcher, telling him the misplaced pitches shouldn’t make him feel bad.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2024
She said the East was largely misunderstood by West Germans — belittled, patronized and often ignored.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
That number surpassed the 378,518 who patronized Cheney Stadium in 2011, the first season of the ballpark’s remodeled configuration.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2023
She had turned her considerable home into a boarding house, which was normally patronized by lost travelers.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
I think a lot of other people who were 30 years old would have probably come in and just either sweated it or been patronizing.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
I think there’s nothing cooler than when you meet an artist who had a storied career and they seem completely down to earth and easy to talk to, and not condescending or patronizing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Travel is great, and I love patronizing restaurants opened by immigrant chefs who send enticing smells and savory dishes out of their kitchens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
You can empathize with your friend without demonizing your own position or patronizing her by saying everything will be OK.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026
Nägeli replied occasionally, but the letters were infrequent and patronizing.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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