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Mr. Dilenschneider, the doyen of American public relations, is the founder of the Dilenschneider Group, a strategic-counseling firm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

There was historically rooted free jazz, courtesy of the downtown doyen William Parker and his ensemble, In Order to Survive.

From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2024

The ANC said in a statement: “He was a globally acclaimed playwright, composer and producer. We have lost a true legend, a doyen, and a genuine ambassador of theatre.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2023

Meanwhile, Roy Hodgson's concise, dignified and measured contribution in his post-match interview leaves him as the doyen among managers.

From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2023

Lawrence’s position as doyen of the Rad Lab and Teller’s as the indispensable genius of thermonuclear technology made compromise impossible.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Today, a number of doyens in the recondite field of AI admit they don’t know where all this is headed.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023

Putnam’s had kept Bates on after purchasing Grosset and Dunlap, and Bates had come to adore her well-earned senior status as one of the industry’s doyens.

From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2023

He was McGinley’s first introduction to art; to the downtown stars of Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and the old New York doyens Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 21, 2020

Several doyens of the rare books realm had become alarmed after looking into Mr. Lhéritier’s background.

From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2020

One of the doyens of scientific testing of the shroud, Raymond Rogers of the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, argued in 2002 that a simple chemical transformation could do the job.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2015