spearhead
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Mookie Betts stayed hot with his bases-loaded, two-run single off Padres starter Michael King to spearhead a three-run rally in the fifth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
Under Ternus, Apple could spearhead the next form factor for the AI era, Forrester analyst Dipanjan Chatterjee wrote in a Monday note.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026
Localities would have new incentives to spearhead more homebuilding themselves.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
“It’s an incredibly complex project,” said Alicia Glen, who helped spearhead the project under Mayor Bill de Blasio and now runs her own development firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
He gave Sam a spearhead and a dozen arrowheads as well, and passed the rest out among his other friends for luck.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
“Referendums are very unpredictable,” worries Thomas A. Lukaszuk, an Alberta politician who spearheads a counter campaign called Forever Canadian.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
There may never be a better chance to snap the long winless streak with the hosts' pace spearheads Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood injured and out of at least the first Test.
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025
They discovered that the oldest known archaeological remains in North America — stone spearheads known as Clovis points — dated to the end of the ice age, suggesting that their arrival coincided with the extinctions.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
A brilliant chip-in eagle at the 18th means that DeChambeau spearheads the LIV Golf challenge heading into Sunday.
From BBC ● May 18, 2024
I forgot about the spearheads I had come for.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
The sweep, spearheaded by prosecutors in Keelung, targeted six individuals who were subsequently summoned on Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The fighting has continued despite Rwanda and DR Congo signing a peace deal, spearheaded by the US, in December.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Lyons had spearheaded the company’s turnaround since joining Fiserv in January 2025.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
The ruling invalidated a law spearheaded by environmental justice activists that barred new oil and gas extraction and required that all existing operations stop production within 20 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Consequently, there was a sweeping investigation taking place of her activities, past and present, spearheaded by FBI director J. Edgar Hoover.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
And, for 25 years, founder John Wyatt has been spearheading the effort.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Global Chief Brand Officer Tressie Lieberman is spearheading the new approach, focusing on culture and social-media trends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Earlier this week, the FBI said it was spearheading an effort to look for connections, working with the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense, as well as state and local officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
France is spearheading an initiative to raise public and private finance for the protection of biodiversity and hopes to win the backing of other G7 nations.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
Their figure of £ 1 million was forwarded to Henry Thomas Tizard, the Oxford University chemistry don spearheading his country’s scientific effort in the war.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
