starring role

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Fast forward to 2026 and he's playing the starring role in action game Saros - a PlayStation 5 exclusive and one of the year's biggest releases.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

And when he finally made it into the lineup, Arenas was thrown into a starring role in the middle of a brutal Big Ten slate and struggled to adjust.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

In the starring role is Jaafar Jackson, the popstar's nephew.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

The accomplished Opera Philadelphia Chorus has the starring role in the 80-minute opera.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Caterpillars, in all their strange and changeable glory, would play the starring role.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman