statesman
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Sowing behind-the-scenes stories about how he’s actually approaching it like a responsible statesman could play to his advantage.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Hamilton was a great statesman, but his political economy wasn’t the uncontested expression of American republicanism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The club have mainly targeted players aged 20 and under from abroad, having already recruited Jaouen, Sean Steur, Bazoumana Toure and Aladji Bamba, so Hornicek will feel like something of an elder statesman in comparison.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
And now, with championship aspirations entering his 13th season, and fifth in Los Angeles, Mack is basking in his role as the Chargers’ elder statesman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
He is a worthy successor to his great friend and it is no accident that his great and intelligent leadership has made him our leading statesman.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
The 19th-century statesmen gathered at Vienna to stabilize Europe in the aftermath of Napoleon’s ravaging.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
Malick Thiaw was among the elder statesmen as he led Newcastle out as captain on his 25th birthday and this side will certainly need youthful vigour to play Jaissle's intense brand of football.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
It has been enriched by artists, thinkers, statesmen, scientists, warriors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
If Gandhi elevated the hunger strike into a moral weapon, BR Ambedkar, one of India's greatest statesmen, was deeply sceptical of it in independent India.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
More was at stake, much more, than the throbbing egos of two ambitious statesmen vying for personal honor.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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