spearhead

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The measure will be "targeted in three ways", said the office of EU industry chief Stephane Sejourne -- who is spearheading the push.

From Barron's

“Referendums are very unpredictable,” worries Thomas A. Lukaszuk, an Alberta politician who spearheads a counter campaign called Forever Canadian.

From The Wall Street Journal

The probe spearheaded by the attorney general's office aims to determine "whether the president exerted undue influence" in the appointments of the women between October and January.

From Barron's

Students who spearheaded the uprising urged him to return, and the army handed over power to him as "Chief Advisor" of the interim government.

From Barron's

Although Steers spearheaded many projects and fought developers who tried to build in Big Bear Valley, she was perhaps best known for her eagle advocacy.

From Los Angeles Times