protagonist
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By treating his Starfleet commander as if he were a Shakespearean protagonist, Stewart transformed a franchise at a crossroads into a fresh, thoughtful look at human possibility.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
In the former, the protagonist acquires a scrapbook containing a 17th-century drawing of a demon that will leap from the page.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Their goal was for the album to tell a story of radicalization, following a protagonist who shifts from complacency to an awareness of injustice and institutional oppression, and ultimately resolves to act against it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
We want to be a protagonist in the Champions League.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
These brief vignettes were told from the point of view of 2112's anonymous protagonist.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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The rescuers befriend our true prince, Ben; of course, we figure out his identity long before the protagonists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Ms. Wysocka’s uncluttered staging features concrete sets and lots of video, including back projection and footage livestreamed by the protagonists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Siskel and Ebert wannabes Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick of the Lakers liken themselves to iconic film protagonists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Pre-orders of the game - which features the series' first female playable character, Lucia and her partner Jason, as the main protagonists - are already thought to have been worth hundreds of millions.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Jane, your films were about sticking it to the man, snapping back at the patriarchy by showing strong female protagonists who didn’t conform to gender roles.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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