patronize
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We can easily patronize older people, and my mom, for one, is acutely aware of that.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
“But then I’d ask, ‘Are you gonna patronize us, or just run through?’
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Those direct jobs represent families, the retail they patronize and the communities who have more tax revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Who would patronize these houses of financial ill-repute?
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
I thought, Already he’s starting to patronize me.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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
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
“Brimstone & Glory’s” greatest grace comes from its subjects, whom Jakovleski neither patronizes nor fetishizes.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2017
Thick rugs cover every floor, and paintings from several local artists she patronizes line our walls.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
Torres told me in front of Carniceria El Novillo, which he has patronized his entire life.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
They know when they’re being patronized, even if they don’t always say it.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2025
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
Women, patronized for millennia, traditionally denied real political and economic power, are gradually becoming, even in the most backward societies, equal partners with men.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
“It’s patronizing, the idea that people have a difficult time getting a driver’s license,” Wagner said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
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
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
“Come now, Alessandro,” Goddard said in his most patronizing tone.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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