leading figure

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He was born when his father was becoming a leading figure in the revolutionary movement against the monarchy of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 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

Her husband, Ziaur Rahman, a leading figure in the country's struggle for independence, was president in 1977.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

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