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When Turner was suspended, he was instructed by a senior figure in the church not to attend a youth trip to the US.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
At 6-foot-7, Jim Justice, 75, was a larger-than-life figure in West Virginia long before becoming governor and then senator.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
The idea was that "this family's life and their happiness is fully built on Max Cady's suffering. He's not an incidental, forgotten figure in their past," Antosca said.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
A well-known figure in the news in Rio, Moscatelli calls the capybaras by human names to sensitize humans to them.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Working on the railroad was considered a good job, and A. Philip Randolph, perhaps the most important figure in the civil rights movement, was making it a better job.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
