central figure
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One big name likely to stay far from the Venice limelight is Elon Musk, the central figure in a documentary from US filmmaker Alex Gibney.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
With so much information to handle, finding a throughline or an overarching theme can be difficult, and it doesn’t help that the story lacks a central figure to guide a reader through.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Eighty five goals later, he remains the central figure of Thomas Tuchel's side, the classy captain that can always be relied upon for a match-winning performance.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
But he also explores, in depth, the complexities of the band’s central figure, Maurice White.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
So far from being the central figure in the affair for which he had been priming himself these many weeks he had been left out of it altogether, left out like a ninny caught napping.
From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Abraham Cahan
