figurehead
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Does Glasgow need a figurehead to raise its profile?
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Statues of independence hero Aung San are quietly disappearing across Myanmar in a contest over his legacy as father of both the nation and of detained democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
After worrying that Homelander’s delusions of becoming a religious figurehead were too far-fetched, Kripke came to see that storyline “as a metaphor for the ultimate level of narcissism.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
The secretary last year had considered installing someone else to run the FDA while Makary remained a figurehead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
He’d treated Festus the figurehead to his favourite brew - thirty-weight motor oil and Tabasco sauce.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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
"When you're working towards peace, it doesn't just begin with the figureheads, it begins with smaller groups – and I think that's important to celebrate."
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
For indeed, we are nothing but figureheads to complex forces which seem to be under a kind of impulse.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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Revolution in Our Time
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Civilizations of East Asia and Southeast Asia, Lesson 4–7
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