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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That doesn’t change the fact that pachucos are perhaps the worst group to white knight for on the grounds of cultural appropriation.
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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
Take it from the commentators who have already laid out the many logistical challenges that would deter a late Republican primary entry by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who some GOP donors view as a white knight who could ride in to give Trump a real battle in the Republican primary.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2023
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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
Take it from the commentators who have already laid out the many logistical challenges that would deter a late Republican primary entry by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who some GOP donors view as a white knight who could ride in to give Trump a real battle in the Republican primary.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2023
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