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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Recent Examples of white knight
The tech giant has held talks with Warner Bros Discovery and other media majors about some form of collaboration and has also been a white knight for bankrupt regional sports network owner Diamond Sports Group.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2024
Should the approach from Foxconn turn hostile after a rebuff, Honda also offered to protect Nissan as a white knight investor, Nikkei said.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 19 Dec. 2024
Roksanda found a white knight in The Brand Group, which purchased the fashion label founded in 2005.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
And this is an enormous deficit, a deficit that is in the range of the COVID deficits, without the benefit of any white knights.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2024
Should the approach from Foxconn turn hostile after a rebuff, Honda also offered to protect Nissan as a white knight investor, Nikkei said.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 19 Dec. 2024
Roksanda found a white knight in The Brand Group, which purchased the fashion label founded in 2005.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
And this is an enormous deficit, a deficit that is in the range of the COVID deficits, without the benefit of any white knights.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for white knight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for white knight
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While proponents argue that these measures will reduce regulatory delays and bolster U.S. technological leadership, there will no doubt be concerns about potential compromises to safety and the undermining of regulatory independence.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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But with three weeks left in the regular session, proponents are still trying to figure out what — if any — changes may move forward this year.—
Jenna Carlesso,
Hartford Courant,
23 May 2025
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The site, frequented by far-right supporters of the president, has been used to spread conspiracy theories.—
Neil Vigdor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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To his supporters, Robinson is a truth-telling free speech martyr.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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An excerpt from our conversation is later in this newsletter. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Ever since companies began to use enterprise AI, advocates have continually said that the technology wasn’t out to replace jobs, and that humans would always be a necessary part of the equation.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Since that diagnosis, Emma has become an advocate for caregivers, a role she was thrust into without warning.—
Mark Gray,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial—a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.—
Stephen Ornes,
Wired News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Finding Wiggle Room There is no fast, general purpose method for finding the minima of functions raised to high exponents.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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