central figure

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This is six decades after Kenneth Kaunda - a central figure in the fight against colonialism in Africa - became the country's first president.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

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

“What an odd discipline autobiography turns out to be,” muses Charles Arrowby, the central figure in Iris Murdoch’s novel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 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

In work hitherto noticed, the child may be regarded as the central figure of the design, whether fact or fancy be set about his little personality.

From English Book-Illustration of To-day Appreciations of the Work of Living English Illustrators With Lists of Their Books by Sketchley, Rose Esther Dorothea