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After worrying that Homelander’s delusions of becoming a religious figurehead were too far-fetched, Kripke came to see that storyline “as a metaphor for the ultimate level of narcissism.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

Following the floods that swept through Derna in 2023, killing nearly 4,000 people, Belgacem became the figurehead for reconstruction efforts in the area.

From Barron's ● May 26, 2026

Naturally, this is the film’s opening scene, intended to communicate that managing Tourette’s is a lifelong endeavor, but that even the stuffiest, most proper royal figurehead can meet the condition with patience and understanding.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

Pelicot became a global figurehead of strength and feminism after waiving her right to anonymity and confronting dozens of the men who had raped her.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026

He saw a huge ship in a dry dock, workers scrambling to finish the hull, a guy with a blowtorch welding a bronze dragon figurehead to the prow.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

The attacks against AI figureheads have no demonstrable ties to one another, nor do they claim affiliation with any shared organization.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

Han argues that movements do not require charismatic figureheads.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026

But on Sunday, it rallied around one of Wall Street’s most recognizable figureheads: the 72-year-old Fed chair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

Now vaguely older, the girls have become figureheads for opposing sides, with Glinda an Emerald City influencer and Elphaba an animal rights activist: the lime-colored embodiment of Greenpeace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025

Always she waited, her eyes straining to make out the figure on the prow, and always, at the sight of those strange, glistening white figureheads, her heart sank.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare