proponent

Example Sentences

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The province of Alberta is for now is the project’s proponent, on the belief that private investors will jump in once political risk is mitigated.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But Santander’s Stephen Stanley, a proponent of trimmed mean inflation models, cautions that this, too, may be poised to accelerate due to second-round effects from the oil shock and the ongoing impacts from higher tariffs.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

You’ve also been a huge proponent of financial and environmental restrictions on data centers, which disproportionately impact working-class southerners, especially in rural areas, because of water and power usage.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

Peters has risen in internet fame as a proponent of “looksmaxxing,” with his content around the extreme measures he takes for the sole purpose of improving his physical appearance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

My mother had also been a big proponent of winter ice-cream cones.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth