leading figure
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Purja, 43, also known as Nims, was the leading figure of the 10-member international team up Broad Peak, the world's 12th highest mountain, when the avalanche struck.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Roome has become a leading figure in the campaign to ban social media for children since Jools' death.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
He was a leading figure of the “Young England” movement that advocated for patricians to uphold a common good against business or political interests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
His father was at the time emerging as a leading figure in the opposition to the U.S.-backed monarch who then ruled Iran, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
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
