Power Prefixes: pro-

We line up outside the Hub by last name and proceed through the security check—full-body scanners and luggage imaging like at the airport, but with a ticket to nowhere. Internment

Several thousand people marched in an orderly procession past China’s military headquarters in the former British colony. New York Times (Aug 10, 2019)

Poirot proffered a sheet of paper and pencil, but the Princess waved them aside. Murder on the Orient Express

Callimachus, the most widely quoted author in antiquity besides Homer, famously proclaimed, “I abhor all public things.” Circumference

Belichick said if players don’t exhibit flawless proficiency on the field when working on a certain play, scheme or design, he eliminates it from his game plan. Reuters (Jan 30, 2019)

The museum’s collection holds more than 23,000 pieces, including the only complete collection of presidential portraits outside of the White House, as well as portraits of athletes, artists and other prominent figures throughout history. New York Times (Aug 6, 2019)

“It’s all about creating. I think the concept of propagating a plant or planting seeds and watching them grow, or drawing and music, it all ties together,” he said. Washington Post (Aug 5, 2018)

Her great-grandfather, Paul M. Warburg, was an expert in international finance and one of the leading proponents for the creation of the United States Federal Reserve System. New York Times (Aug 18, 2019)

People are always outside holding signs for some cause or proposition on the local ballot. The Fourteenth Goldfish

I doubted the usefulness of these oars as a means of propulsion. Life of Pi