Example Sentences

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The attacks against AI figureheads have no demonstrable ties to one another, nor do they claim affiliation with any shared organization.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Maggie Thatcher came a few years before Reagan, but they were closely allied and historically linked as figureheads of the triumphant New Right.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

But on Sunday, it rallied around one of Wall Street’s most recognizable figureheads: the 72-year-old Fed chair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

"When you're working towards peace, it doesn't just begin with the figureheads, it begins with smaller groups – and I think that's important to celebrate."

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

Always she waited, her eyes straining to make out the figure on the prow, and always, at the sight of those strange, glistening white figureheads, her heart sank.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare