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
Larijani was not a military commander, but he was a central figure in shaping Iran's strategic decisions.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 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
But I hardly noticed this, for my 323 eye was fixed on the central figure, which I confess answered very well to my idea of an Oriental sovereign.
From From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)