reformer

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On his mother's side, he was descended from Lt Gen Sir Edward Barnes, a veteran of the Battle of Waterloo; on his father's, from the 19th-Century Bengali reformer Brahmananda Keshub Chandra Sen.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

A reformer offers steps to speed the count while preserving the ease of casting a ballot.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

But so far the discreet American has drawn less fervour than Argentine reformer Pope Francis, who died last April after leading the world's 1.4 billion Catholics for 12 years.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

They were the words of a moral reformer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

We should work hard to improve the prisons in our society—take up the unfinished work of Thomas Mott Osborne and transform these scrap heaps into repair shops, to paraphrase the great reformer.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover