standard-bearer
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“Portlandia,” Netflix Plenty of comedies are set in or around Seattle, as if the city is the Pacific Northwest’s standard-bearer.
From Salon • Jul. 1, 2026
Here was a standard-bearer for the novel of manners, which Howells’s friend Henry James was even then pushing into deeper psychological territory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
Thaksin's nephew Yodchanan Wongsawat, who became Pheu Thai's standard-bearer ahead of the February election, was made minister of higher education in Anutin's cabinet.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
“I just don’t see it,” Yee said, given the way Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton, the top GOP contenders, are smacking each other around, hoping to emerge as the undisputed Republican standard-bearer.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026
He sat a sorrel stallion, his standard-bearer a dapple grey.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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