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proponent

[pruh-poh-nuhnt] / prəˈpoʊ nənt /


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He said he is a proponent of “Broken Windows” policing — the idea that enforcing lesser laws will reduce more serious offenses — and took a shot at Feldstein Soto’s handling of the data breach.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been the main proponent of the Spirit deal, seeing it potentially delivering a win for Trump by preserving the airline’s roughly 14,000 jobs, the Journal reported this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

RFK Jr. is a proponent, recently telling the podcaster Joe Rogan that he has taken one.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Health and wellness expert Jillian Michaels, a proponent of MAHA, called the decision “devastating.”

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026

But it was Thomas Henry Huxley who was Charles’s biggest proponent.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman




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