leading figure

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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

Mirkin is a leading figure in chemistry and nanomedicine, serving as the George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Medicine at Northwestern.

From Science Daily • Nov. 5, 2025

Mr Orr is a leading figure in the "national conservativism" movement, and says his new think tank will be driven by a "post-Brexit, pro-nation, pro-sovereignty, pro-Britain impulse and framework".

From BBC • Jul. 31, 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