trendsetter
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Guardiola has always been a trendsetter, a ruthless, driven winner determined to make his mark wherever he goes before moving on.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
The model and musician, 27, was unveiled as creative director last September by founder Louboutin, who appears to be preparing to hand over the reins to the Gen Z trendsetter.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
Army basic-training instructor, he became a trendsetter in California’s 1960s alternative culture, hanging out with Ken Kesey, designing multimedia happenings and, in 1968, launching the Whole Earth Catalog.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Now he’ll get to be a trendsetter to show others the path to college.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
As it turned out, the reckless, freewheeling ways of the First National Bank of Midland made it a trendsetter in the American banking industry during the eighties.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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“They’re trying to be trendsetters without realizing: Guess what? Boomers, you’re not the trend,” he said.
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2025
Now, trendsetters are wearing Alo Yoga matching workout sets or Vuori joggers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
He can be sure the power-holders in Melbourne, Paris and London will have been watching the New York trendsetters with intrigue.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
That could have led to Treasure Island becoming an arts island, to say nothing of the treasure that the board then would be able to raise from Silicon Valley trendsetters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
Iowans, they said, took their role as political trendsetters seriously.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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