figurehead
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Naturally, this is the film’s opening scene, intended to communicate that managing Tourette’s is a lifelong endeavor, but that even the stuffiest, most proper royal figurehead can meet the condition with patience and understanding.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
I was able to separate Chavez the man from the movement for which he was a figurehead.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
At the time Kennedy was weighing installing a new leader for the FDA, leaving Makary to be more of a figurehead, the Journal previously reported.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
Pimblett is no longer the kid who does not know his way around the gym - he is the figurehead among his peers and on the cusp of realising a career-long dream.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
Today he’d removed it from the control panel and shut down Festus the figurehead for maintenance—something about rewiring his processor for a motor-control upgrade with the sphere, whatever the heck that meant.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing figurehead
Revolution in Our Time
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Civilizations of East Asia and Southeast Asia, Lesson 4–7
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