central figure

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Over the show’s seven-season run, Brendon became a central figure, portraying the witty, insecure but dependable “everyman” in the gang’s battles against the forces of darkness.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

The central figure making this case, according to several accounts, is Gen. Dan Caine, the Trump-appointed chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

The trilogy’s central figure is Danny Ryan, a midlevel soldier with no initial craving for power: “I got no ambition, except we all survive this thing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Valentino's creative director Alessandro Michele celebrated him as "a central figure in the history of Italian culture".

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

Very simply, so that an uneducated person could understand, Grant modestly and fairly described the great battles in which he was of necessity the central figure.

From Famous American Statesmen by Bolton, Sarah Knowles