as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
changes that came about only because of the relentless clamor of the group's tub-thumpers
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Caitlin Niedermeyer of OpenAI's Global Affairs team signed a witness slip registering as a proponent.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026 -
Not to make this sound like insider trading, or not to be a proponent of insider trading.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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Other supporters traveled from elsewhere in the city and included Miki Yamashita, who runs the asiansforpratt Instagram page.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
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Police ‘grease the poles’ regularly before NFL games, in an attempt to prevent supporters from climbing them.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The group now works to serve the needs of Joplin's working poor, and advocates for more affordable housing.—
Pauline Bartolone,
NPR,
23 May 2026
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Republican candidates are Nevada County Supervisor Robb Tucker, Realtor Christine Bish and community advocate Laura Koscki.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2026
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This movement, known as critical legal studies, was associated with the political left, and its exponents, known as crits, loved to disparage liberal theorists’ devotion to the Constitution as naïve and counterproductive.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Torresani becomes the latest exponent of a recruiting shift for Dutcher and his staff, from almost exclusively Southern California high school prospects to bounce-back transfers to a more national focus to now casting their net overseas.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Tub-thumper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tub-thumper. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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