trendsetter
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Guardiola has always been a trendsetter, a ruthless, driven winner determined to make his mark wherever he goes before moving on.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
The model and musician, 27, was unveiled as creative director last September by founder Louboutin, who appears to be preparing to hand over the reins to the Gen Z trendsetter.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
Army basic-training instructor, he became a trendsetter in California’s 1960s alternative culture, hanging out with Ken Kesey, designing multimedia happenings and, in 1968, launching the Whole Earth Catalog.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Yet in January, Ruby Fruit, the vaunted Silver Lake bar that became a national trendsetter, closed unexpectedly, citing the economic impacts of the wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
As it turned out, the reckless, freewheeling ways of the First National Bank of Midland made it a trendsetter in the American banking industry during the eighties.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
“YouTube creators are the new trendsetters, and so we wanted to be associated with the big media in Burbank,” said Moris Zingman, the show’s lead producer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
“They’re trying to be trendsetters without realizing: Guess what? Boomers, you’re not the trend,” he said.
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2025
Now, trendsetters are wearing Alo Yoga matching workout sets or Vuori joggers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
Allardyce believes the Frenchman, and his fellow dead-ball trainers, are trendsetters.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025
Iowans, they said, took their role as political trendsetters seriously.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
