figurehead
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The show argues that Lichtenstein—a figurehead of “appropriation art” before it was a term—embraced subjects and styles used my mass media in ways that make his work “strikingly prescient and remarkably relevant.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
He remains in Europe, has the chance to compete for domestic honours and European football, and becomes the undisputed figurehead of one of Turkey's most historic clubs.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
But they're adamant it needs a figurehead to drive it forward and take on accountability.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Yet those who know Khan say she is unlikely to serve as a figurehead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Whatever we might think of this imposing man in his pointed hat, he is a figurehead who represents the will of Kilanga.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
The attacks against AI figureheads have no demonstrable ties to one another, nor do they claim affiliation with any shared organization.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
Han argues that movements do not require charismatic figureheads.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
But on Sunday, it rallied around one of Wall Street’s most recognizable figureheads: the 72-year-old Fed chair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
Despite their lack of first-hand experience, the band have been described as "figureheads of a growing Y2K revival" by website MusicRadar.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025
Always she waited, her eyes straining to make out the figure on the prow, and always, at the sight of those strange, glistening white figureheads, her heart sank.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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