leading light
Example Sentences
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But for now, Nebius is the leading light.
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
But after settling in Manhattan in 1918, she quickly became a leading light in American modernism—and fell in love with skyscrapers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
That’s underscored by Bapcor signaling it has lost market share in its Trade business, which was previously the leading light among its operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
Colleagues of Birmingham Royal Ballet's former chief executive Caroline Miller have paid tribute following her death, describing her as a "leading light" who displayed "unbridled enthusiasm, dedication and loyalty".
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2024
Hence the 2004 headline in the satirical newspaper The Onion on the passing of postmodernism’s leading light: Jacques Derrida “Dies.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
