central figure

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Ryan Porter was a central figure in the L.A. jazz scene, performing with Kendrick Lamar and Kamasi Washington, and co-founding the West Coast Get Down.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Instead, Rayner stood for the deputy leadership and won election to that post comfortably - going on to be a central figure in Sir Keir's bid to remake the party.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

A central figure back then remains a key trade court judge today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The central figure making this case, according to several accounts, is Gen. Dan Caine, the Trump-appointed chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

We were told that the central figure in each temple was “Of the Almighty,” who seemed to exact as tribute to his power a fearful noise of cymbals and tomtoms.

From Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life by Child-Villiers, Margaret Elizabeth Leigh