leading figure

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"They were the leading figure in the K-pop scene to make aggressive use of social content, perhaps as an alternative, as it was difficult for idols from smaller agencies to secure TV appearances."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

He was born when his father was becoming a leading figure in the revolutionary movement against the monarchy of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

In his ten years of work, he has become a leading figure in Senegal's alternative music scene, demonstrating that not all of the country's hits have to be in its homegrown Mbalax style.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Architect Alan Pullman and his family recently bought and renovated a 1940 Long Beach house by Raphael Soriano, who had worked for Richard Neutra and was a leading figure in Southern California midcentury modernism.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

Within months, he had been elected to the Congress of People's Deputies as a leading figure of the movement for democracy in Russia.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau