protagonist
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The novel’s narrator and protagonist is Adora Hazzard, a former writer for a comedy show that sounds a good bit like “Saturday Night Live.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
As a protagonist continually getting in his own way, Shah is a classic sort of comic character.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Ronaldinho was a regular protagonist, so too Jay-Jay Okocha, inspiring wide-eyed kids and optimistic adults to attempt the same magic manoeuvres in playgrounds and sparsely-grassed pitches up and down the land.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
In an early episode, protagonist Sophie finds a tip her missing sister scrawled on a container of Golden Pear body scrub that viewers can conveniently buy on the show’s microsite.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
All eyes are on an agent: a protagonist, a mover and shaker, a driving force.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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