leading figure
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He landed on the cover of Time magazine in 1999, the leading figure in what the magazine dubbed “The Committee to Save the World” after defusing financial crises in Asia and Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
The expectation was for Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior, by now, to have become the Selecao's leading figure.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
At least one Japanese executive, with a Japanese drugmaker and a leading figure in Japan’s business community in Beijing, was sentenced for espionage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Dr Esther Xosei, a British scholar, activist and leading figure in the global reparations movement, welcomed the vote but doubts it will make much difference on its own.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
Within months, he had been elected to the Congress of People's Deputies as a leading figure of the movement for democracy in Russia.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
