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Recent Examples of paladin For the past three years, the paladin has answered the call, taking on the burgeoning challenge and collecting tokens along the path until every point has been reached. Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2025 Players assume responsibility for characters with powerful abilities: an elf necromancer from a family of aristocrats, say, or a half-orc paladin atoning for past crimes. Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024 Chris Pine's winning take on a bard is the driving force here, but Michelle Rodriguez's barbarian and (an underutilized) Regé-Jean Page's paladin steal plenty of scenes by really hewing true to their characters' alignment chart. Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 25 Dec. 2023 The problem was audiences who weren’t well-versed in paladins, druids and bards mostly steered clear. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for paladin
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Noun
  • By removing the quarterly standard in favor of a semiannual one, proponents believe investors will get a management team that is more long-term focused.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
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    Big Think, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This consultative approach can turn potential customers into long-term advocates, proving your commitment to their success over your own sale.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • An advocate for free speech and limited government, Kirk also used his sizable platform to spread falsehoods and conspiracy theories about topics including climate change, vaccines, transgender people and demographic change.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Participants are currently gathering pledges from friends and supporters.
    Nate Heinold, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Fields had plenty of supporters in the locker room and even on the staff.
    Dianna Russini, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Stephanie Bell is none other than Stephanie Kelton, now an exponent of Modern Monetary Theory.
    Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • As one careful exponent of technical legal craft addressing another, Burroughs hit the mark.
    Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • But given both the film’s protagonist (gig worker Eyüp, played by the director) and title character (Eyüp’s greedy boss) are participants in the dance, this Turkish writer can’t help but see it as a biting social statement.
    Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Thousands of TikTok videos and YouTube clips focus on Belly, played by Lola Tung, the show’s protagonist, with some fans feeling protective of her journey, and others fans simultaneously mocking her decisions and questioning her romantic choices.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Paladin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paladin. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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