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Raisi was a protege of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and a devoted upholder of religious rule in the country.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

Akeem is both the upholder of that patriarchy and the only one in a position to dismantle it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2021

Hosmer saw himself as a protector, not as an upholder of the game’s codes.

From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2020

Television presenter, who played the lovable and long-suffering upholder of peace on children's programme Rainbow from 1974-1992 - alongside characters Zippy, George and Bungle.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2018

"I come as your protector, and the upholder of law and justice in my kingdom," he continued.

From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin