central figure
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Vusimusi "Cat" Matlala, a central figure in a major ongoing police graft inquiry in South Africa, has pleaded guilty to corruption, fraud and money-laundering charges as part of a deal with state prosecutors.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
The bank's governor Kazuo Ueda - a central figure in deciding interest rates - missed this week's meeting due to being in hospital as he is treated for an infected liver cyst.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Today, his daughter is a central figure of that Lima establishment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
But he also explores, in depth, the complexities of the band’s central figure, Maurice White.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
But it was Selina who was the central figure of the group, to which all eyes turned.
From Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood by Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray)