main figure

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The main figure not giving evidence at the committee hearing will be Jonathan Powell, a veteran of Labour politics and one of the prime minister's closest political allies.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

The decision not to name the main figure in the case set off a week of uproar and speculation about his identity that led colleagues to publicly deny involvement.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 25, 2022

There are some nice bits of tension, too, like the odd crop at the neck of the main figure, which also pulls your eye to the mention of “Skyfall.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2020

“He’s the main figure in baseball. And for the Angels, he is massive.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2019

“Malcolm X caused many young Negroes to take a new vision of themselves,” said Bayard Rustin, a main figure in organizing the March on Washington in 1963.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey