main figure
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The main figure not giving evidence at the committee hearing will be Jonathan Powell, a veteran of Labour politics and one of the prime minister's closest political allies.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025
The decision not to name the main figure in the case set off a week of uproar and speculation about his identity that led colleagues to publicly deny involvement.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 25, 2022
“He’s the main figure in baseball. And for the Angels, he is massive.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2019
“First, he’s our ambassador’s main point of contact with Trump. Second, he’s the main figure for passing ideas and suggestions on China policy.”
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 6, 2017
“Malcolm X caused many young Negroes to take a new vision of themselves,” said Bayard Rustin, a main figure in organizing the March on Washington in 1963.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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