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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
patronize .
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Examples
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It is odd how he patronizes those with more experience and depth in national affairs.
Out of the Way, Please, Mr. President Peggy Noonan 2011
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A glib, insipid rip-off of every performance-competition show you've ever seen, but with a special debt to America's Got Talent as it patronizes the very young and the very old while asking more talented groups and individuals to dance for their lives, because Harry and Martha in Heartland USA may just not get ballet.
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When a group like the Chamber of Commerce is taking money from businesses across the country and spending millions to elect far-right pro-corporate candidates, anybody who patronizes any of those businesses is unwittingly giving a political contribution.
Michael B. Keegan: The Corporate Money Denial Game Michael B. Keegan 2010
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I'm with Reason -- shame on anyone who patronizes Citgo.
Oil is Oil, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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I've seen next to nothing about how ordinary people can change Washington; most of what I've seen is the same old politics that patronizes ordinary people, rather than seeking to meaningfully engage them.
A Virtual Arms Race: How Online Campaign Expenses Have Skyrocketed In 2010 Sam Stein 2010
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I've seen next to nothing about how ordinary people can change Washington; most of what I've seen is the same old politics that patronizes ordinary people, rather than seeking to meaningfully engage them.
A Virtual Arms Race: How Online Campaign Expenses Have Skyrocketed In 2010 The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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I've seen next to nothing about how ordinary people can change Washington; most of what I've seen is the same old politics that patronizes ordinary people, rather than seeking to meaningfully engage them.
A Virtual Arms Race: How Online Campaign Expenses Have Skyrocketed In 2010 The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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When a group like the Chamber of Commerce is taking money from businesses across the country and spending millions to elect far-right pro-corporate candidates, anybody who patronizes any of those businesses is unwittingly giving a political contribution.
Michael B. Keegan: The Corporate Money Denial Game Michael B. Keegan 2010
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I've seen next to nothing about how ordinary people can change Washington; most of what I've seen is the same old politics that patronizes ordinary people, rather than seeking to meaningfully engage them.
A Virtual Arms Race: How Online Campaign Expenses Have Skyrocketed In 2010 The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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I've seen next to nothing about how ordinary people can change Washington; most of what I've seen is the same old politics that patronizes ordinary people, rather than seeking to meaningfully engage them.
A Virtual Arms Race: How Online Campaign Expenses Have Skyrocketed In 2010 Sam Stein 2010
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