white knight

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Recent Examples of white knight 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 Here, his white knight’s armor is sullied before his face is scarred, and how that fits this version of Gotham City makes for a fitting rallying cry all its own. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for white knight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for white knight
Noun
  • California’s Democratic leaders, including Newsom and top state lawmakers, have been major proponents of transitioning to renewable energy and imposing more restrictions on the state’s oil and gas industry.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
  • He’s been a steadfast proponent of theatrical and a believer in its longevity — not just in franchises but also original movies.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Jordan Klepper has spent more time following Donald Trump around the country than many of his most ardent supporters.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 May 2025
  • That is undeniable, and so too is the fact that Dan Ndoye and his Bologna team-mates will forever be heroes to Bologna supporters.
    Adam Digby, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Some consumer advocates argue that individual people who are so often being targeted by businesses and government activities need their own AI agents to defend them.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
  • Community advocate Chrome Louis thanked those who offered support.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • That would have given him more complicated Taylor approximations, with exponents greater than 2.
    Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
  • 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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“White knight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20knight. Accessed 19 May. 2025.

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