spearheaded
Example Sentences
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The ex-Labour MSP spearheaded the smoking ban campaign as the country aimed to shed its tag as the "sick man of Europe".
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
She and other leaders are now trying to push forward the farmworker movement and continue the work that many women — not just Chavez — spearheaded.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
Mayor Richard Riordan attended, along with Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, who along with other Latino politicians spearheaded the effort to rename the street after Chavez.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
The Federal Reserve, which spearheaded the revisions, is scheduled to vote on the proposal later Thursday to implement Basel accords.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Liszt spearheaded a shift from orchestral to illustrative music, using this 1850 painting of Attila the Hun in battle as the basis for his symphonic poem Hunnenschlacht.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
