spearhead
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Hölzl moved to San Francisco earlier this year to spearhead the company’s U.S. expansion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Meta sunk $14.3 billion into Scale AI, in order to buy Wang into its ecosystem and spearhead its artificial intelligence lab.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
In the end, no deal was done – and perhaps the only flaw in Arsenal's current make-up is whether they carry a consistent spearhead threat up front.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
USC quarterback Jayden Maiava passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns to spearhead No. 14 USC’s 42-26 season-opening victory over San José State.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
He gave Sam a spearhead and a dozen arrowheads as well, and passed the rest out among his other friends for luck.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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Known as magnetofossils, the microscopic structures come in shapes resembling spearheads, spindles, bullets, and needles.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
"If anyone is going to be the one that spearheads getting rid of abusive cops? Sign me up," Langley said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Former TCU head coach Gary Patterson is putting his decades of coaching experience to the test as he spearheads USC’s efforts to revive its defense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Referendums are very unpredictable,” worries Thomas A. Lukaszuk, an Alberta politician who spearheads a counter campaign called Forever Canadian.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
I forgot about the spearheads I had come for.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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Proposition TE was spearheaded by Park, whose district includes Pacific Palisades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The new America.gov website was spearheaded by U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
He also spearheaded a $215-million fundraising campaign, and helped grow GBH’s assets from around $225 million to $1 billion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
But the attention unsettled Jung, who spearheaded the campaign but has since requested anonymity - we are using a pseudonym.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
These multinationals went global for markets and labor, spearheaded first by the expansion of the Dutch and English joint-stock companies and the Industrial Revolution.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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Kusmirek’s work includes spearheading a social-media strategy for Nooks, a company that uses AI to help clients generate sales leads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Andrew Morrow, an attorney spearheading the litigation for the firm, said in court Thursday that the group has passed off about 500 of its 1,200 landfill clients to another personal injury firm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Ghana has been spearheading a global campaign for institutions and nations across the world that benefitted from the slave trade to pay reparations.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Now secretary of state, Rubio and his office have some involvement in the continuing discussions, but Lutnick and Bessent are seen as spearheading the effort, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Almost overnight the Glorious Loyalty Oath Crusade was in full flower, and Captain Black was enraptured to discover himself spearheading it.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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