leading figure
Example Sentences
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Eager to learn more, I attended a workshop led by the Dutch-born psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk, a leading figure in trauma research whose 2014 book, The Body Keeps the Score, was a bestseller.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Dr Esther Xosei, a British scholar, activist and leading figure in the global reparations movement, welcomed the vote but doubts it will make much difference on its own.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Her courageous decision to lift the closed-door proceedings and her dignity during the hearing contributed to making Gisele Pelicot a leading figure in the fight against violence against women.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
Architect Alan Pullman and his family recently bought and renovated a 1940 Long Beach house by Raphael Soriano, who had worked for Richard Neutra and was a leading figure in Southern California midcentury modernism.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025
Within months, he had been elected to the Congress of People's Deputies as a leading figure of the movement for democracy in Russia.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
