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punters

noun

plural of punter, chiefly British

as in customers

a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business an East End prostitute who claimed that many of her punters were from the upper echelons of London society

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as in gamblers

one that bets (as on the outcome of a contest or sports event) the huge amount of money that punters in Britain put on football matches

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Recent Examples of punters The Dolphins had two returns that were stopped at midfield by Miami’s kickers and punters, which means the special teams coverage unit failed to do its job of getting the Vikings’ returner down before reaching Miami’s last defender. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026 The institute’s annual watch list is one of the sources that most informs pundits and punters about the top contenders. — Mark Lewis, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Also along those lines, some kickers, punters and long snappers aren’t as comfortable operating with a running clock. — Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Founded in 2005 by Danny Rogers and Jerome Borazio as St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, a one-day festival in Melbourne, Laneway has the enviable reputation as the place where punters can see the next hot act before everyone else. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026 Coaches desperately search campuses for kickers/punters and even long snappers. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Aside from Mailata and a few other success stories, Australians’ path to the NFL often has come as punters. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026 Matt Araiza Like other NFL punters, Araiza has ties to the worldwide version of football (soccer) as much as the American version. — Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 As such the move to laser projection at Kinopolis is great news for local punters. — Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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The German company aims to deploy the model across different robot platforms, allowing customers to adapt its capabilities to specific applications.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Its top three customers (the third is undisclosed) generate 72% of its revenue in Q2, the company said.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

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But on Monday, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likened many of the investors drawn to the AI boom to gamblers and questioned the economics of AI labs as Wall Street debates whether the AI bubble will burst.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
The crackdown comes after Porter admitted to intentionally removing himself from games to help gamblers cash in.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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Dorothy recalls patrons hanging around the shop for hours, running her hands along a rainbow of silk ties, and picking up tailor pins with her cousins to pass the time.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
Throughout dinner, we’re interrupted by patrons ranging from Bessent—who stops by and offers a warm greeting—to a number of people who arrive in succession and appear to be gushing fans of the anchor, though Baier recognizes all of them by name.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of patrons

Noun

Back inside, a living area spanning just over 1,330 square feet offers spacious accommodation for up to 10 guests and four crew.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
His guests are often surprised to discover that the three-story stucco house was conceived in the Art Deco style.

— Sarah Medford, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026

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