spearheading

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer was spearheading an effort to organize a coalition that’s able to “collectively ensure” the Strait of Hormuz stays open, including by potentially providing demining equipment, radar technology and frigates.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Mr. Hertling served as the operations officer of a cavalry squadron spearheading the advance into Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

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 • Feb. 17, 2026

Bosses at two under-fire health boards have banked temporary 10% pay increases for spearheading a planned shakeup of Scotland's health service.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

He is now spearheading a drive to outsource low-end Japanese jobs to Japanese-speaking call centers and service providers in China.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman