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Like Rangnick, Kleitsch had been an instrumental figure in the shift to zonal marking, and he was also credited with making Stuttgart into a conveyor belt of world-class youth talent.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Emilia, by contrast, is a strikingly modern figure in her cynical assessments of the hypocrisy of a culture that will deride women for sexual behavior that wouldn’t be censured in men.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
A well-known figure in the news in Rio, Moscatelli calls the capybaras by human names to sensitize humans to them.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Ryan Porter was a central figure in the L.A. jazz scene, performing with Kendrick Lamar and Kamasi Washington, and co-founding the West Coast Get Down.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
I realized they thought I was an influential figure in America, which of course I was not.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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