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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

The secretary last year had considered installing someone else to run the FDA while Makary remained a figurehead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 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

I was able to separate Chavez the man from the movement for which he was a figurehead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

“It’s a big brownstone building with an old figurehead over the door. You can’t miss it.”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

In Colonial-era America, sculpture was a craft, not an art, its practitioners artisans who fashioned utilitarian objects like ships’ figureheads and shop signs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

A MIT report and commentary from figureheads like Sam Altman over the summer sparked the market paranoia that has caused investors to increasingly sour on AI’s prospects.

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

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

"When you're working towards peace, it doesn't just begin with the figureheads, it begins with smaller groups – and I think that's important to celebrate."

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025

For indeed, we are nothing but figureheads to complex forces which seem to be under a kind of impulse.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White