figurehead
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The Hungarian president is a largely figurehead role, but Baka's rule promises to be tempestuous.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 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
Yet those who know Khan say she is unlikely to serve as a figurehead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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
True to Bailey’s word, the lintel above the door was adorned with a figurehead carved as a mermaid, flakes of green peeling from her tail.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
In Colonial-era America, sculpture was a craft, not an art, its practitioners artisans who fashioned utilitarian objects like ships’ figureheads and shop signs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Maggie Thatcher came a few years before Reagan, but they were closely allied and historically linked as figureheads of the triumphant New Right.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026
A MIT report and commentary from figureheads like Sam Altman over the summer sparked the market paranoia that has caused investors to increasingly sour on AI’s prospects.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
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
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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