spearhead
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Meta sunk $14.3 billion into Scale AI, in order to buy Wang into its ecosystem and spearhead its artificial intelligence lab.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
Nicky Hayen quit Genk to spearhead Burnley's bid to return to the Premier League at the first attempt.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
USC quarterback Jayden Maiava passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns to spearhead No. 14 USC’s 42-26 season-opening victory over San José State.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Redzepi plans to spearhead a division currently under the working title of Noma UFO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
He had no way of understanding that Pizarro’s men formed the spearhead of a force bent on permanent conquest, rather than an isolated raid.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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“You know, sometimes doors open and I just walk through them and go, ‘Why not?’” said King, who spearheads the candy project and founded Storm King Productions and Comics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Known as magnetofossils, the microscopic structures come in shapes resembling spearheads, spindles, bullets, and needles.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
The empire’s signature advance for 1944, though not stopped, had been slowed, its spearheads blunted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"If anyone is going to be the one that spearheads getting rid of abusive cops? Sign me up," Langley said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
He saw a dozen knives, leaf-shaped spearheads, numerous arrowheads.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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“I’m humbled by the support of the voters,” said Doug Coates, president of United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Local 112, which spearheaded the measure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Boston University has been on the forefront of diagnosing CTE for years and spearheaded the newstudy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Yet the good times could also go on for quite a while, spearheaded by a once-in-a-generation investment boom in new technologies such as artificial intelligence.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Real Madrid's formula was seemingly simple: construct a team of the world's best players - spearheaded by Cristiano Ronaldo - and stick a legendary former star in charge.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Sometime early in 1992, he’d been approached by the leaders of a national nonpartisan organization called Project VOTE!, which spearheaded efforts to register new voters in states where minority turnout was traditionally low.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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President Trump is expected to name Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as the new artificial intelligence czar, spearheading AI policy across the administration, according to people familiar with the decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
She played a pivotal role in spearheading some of the most influential and successful women’s rights efforts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
With his friendly smile and understated suit, the 51-year-old businessman is spearheading a series of industrial and logistics infrastructure projects, with the aim of developing sectors for the processing of raw materials.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Greer is also spearheading negotiations over critical mineral agreements with other countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
He organized celebrations to honor veterans and commemorate anniversaries of the Wall, as well as spearheading fund-raising efforts to keep the memorial in good repair.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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