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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If former President Donald Trump is elected president, the nation's loudest anti-vaccine proponent could conceivably be in a position to drastically transform U.S. health policy.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Bitcoin’s Alternative to Central Control While central bankers argue that Bitcoin’s appeal is based on speculation, its proponents insist that central banks are missing the point.Jon Helgi Egilsson, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Photo: David Dee Delgado/AFP/Getty Images Members and supporters of the New York Immigration Coalition at an Election Night watch party at their offices in New York City.Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
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More:Trump supporters expect election fraud and violence Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team.Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Electric vehicle advocates were dismayed when General Motors suspended production of Chevrolet’s popular Bolt models, but the 2025 Equinox has many of the same admirable qualities, and EV consumers have responded accordingly.Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The bottom line: Trump's most dangerous weapon against the media is his words, which press freedom advocates have warned do have a significant chilling effect both at home and abroad.Sara Fischer, Axios, 5 Nov. 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 21 Nov. 2024.
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