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He is one of the leading lights of the labor movement.
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Certainly, the leading lights of U.S. conservatism do.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Yes, the emerging dispensation has room for a few Rogan-level leading lights.
—Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
Tom Brady Can't Have It Both Ways For example, NBA fans always thirsted for its two leading lights, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, to go shot for shot in the Finals.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
Then, in 1980, the RSS set up a political wing, the BJP, where Modi emerged as a leading light.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Yes, the emerging dispensation has room for a few Rogan-level leading lights.
—Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
Tom Brady Can't Have It Both Ways For example, NBA fans always thirsted for its two leading lights, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, to go shot for shot in the Finals.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
Then, in 1980, the RSS set up a political wing, the BJP, where Modi emerged as a leading light.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
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“Leading light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20light. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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