- present participle of spearhead.
spearheading
Example Sentences
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President Trump is expected to name Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as the new artificial intelligence czar, spearheading AI policy across the administration, according to people familiar with the decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Even so, Lutnick, who is spearheading the administration’s plan to increase domestic chipmaking, said the administration continued to press Apple to bring more production to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 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
The coastal village of Onna -- home to the Okinawa science institute -- has been spearheading efforts since 1999 to breed corals and transplant them into the sea.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
He is now spearheading a drive to outsource low-end Japanese jobs to Japanese-speaking call centers and service providers in China.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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