as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
a deserving cause in need of a charismatic white knight who will galvanize public support
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Some properties might be related to more specific information, such as the fact that the board described in the input has a white knight on space E3; others might encode abstract observations, like the role that the white knight in space E3 is playing in protecting its king.
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Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
That doesn’t change the fact that pachucos are perhaps the worst group to white knight for on the grounds of cultural appropriation.
—Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Lordstown, founded by the chief executive of the financially shaky EV startup Workhorse Group, emerged as a potential white knight.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 27 June 2023
In comes Statham, the white knight of the middle class, whose real purpose in life is to defend the most vulnerable group in society from the entitled hipsters.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2024
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Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
That doesn’t change the fact that pachucos are perhaps the worst group to white knight for on the grounds of cultural appropriation.
—Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Lordstown, founded by the chief executive of the financially shaky EV startup Workhorse Group, emerged as a potential white knight.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 27 June 2023
In comes Statham, the white knight of the middle class, whose real purpose in life is to defend the most vulnerable group in society from the entitled hipsters.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2024
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What’s at stake: While proponents of the change say this would allow Kentucky students to have wider access to a variety of schools that may better suit their educational needs, critics allege that the amendment would leave a devastating financial impact on the state's public school system.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Escalera is a proponent of companies encouraging boundary setting by limiting after-hours communication and respecting employees' time off.Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Musk has placed himself front and center among Trump’s monied supporters.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Even if Joe Biden provoked little affection, his campaign felt to his supporters like the culmination of a liberation movement.Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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The ballot measure to legalize psychedelics in Massachusetts is supported by advocates of psychedelic therapy, including U.S. Navy veteran Emily Oneschuk.A.J. Herrington, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Sourcing used costumes from older siblings, friends, neighbors and thrift stores is one of the most sustainable ways to dress up for Halloween, Lexy Silverstein, a sustainable fashion advocate, told ABC News.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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What is important is that the success that the new exponents have had has splashed and helped us, and that is very good for all of us.Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
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The genus is a property related to the highest exponent in the polynomial equation describing the curve.Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024
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“White knight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20knight. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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