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He is one of the leading lights of the labor movement.
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While Hollywood swings left politically, its economic reality as revealed through the recollections of its leading lights makes a case for free-market libertarianism in ways that few professions do.
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John Tamny, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Perhaps that’s why one of the leading lights of the L.A. beat scene hasn’t released a full-length album in five years.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
Stranahan, an early proponent of the category, is one of its leading lights.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Classically French, this has been one of the leading lights of the country for over 40 years, standing witness to economic cycles and steady cultural change.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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John Tamny, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Perhaps that’s why one of the leading lights of the L.A. beat scene hasn’t released a full-length album in five years.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
Stranahan, an early proponent of the category, is one of its leading lights.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Classically French, this has been one of the leading lights of the country for over 40 years, standing witness to economic cycles and steady cultural change.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Leading light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20light. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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