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spearhead

[speer-hed] / ˈspɪərˌhɛd /


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He is due to arrive in DR Congo on Wednesday to spearhead scaling up efforts to contain the virus.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Under Ternus, Apple could spearhead the next form factor for the AI era, Forrester analyst Dipanjan Chatterjee wrote in a Monday note.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

It didn’t take long for Acuña to spearhead an academic revolution he knew was emerging.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

“It’s an incredibly complex project,” said Alicia Glen, who helped spearhead the project under Mayor Bill de Blasio and now runs her own development firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

A caveman owned one spearhead or many spearheads; he had eaten one crushed lizard or many crushed lizards.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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