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lead white

American  
[led] / lɛd /

noun

  1. a poisonous pigment used in painting, consisting of white lead and characterized chiefly by a fugitive white color, covering power, and tough, flexible film-forming properties.


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However, he said a key question was whether the East Coast political consultants who typically lead White House campaigns and are schooled in the weeds of delegate rules in early states such as Iowa and New Hampshire but unfamiliar with California’s bylaws would organize in time.

From Los Angeles Times

As an A-student, paying the same tuition as his white peers, he realized that ideal was a lie when faced with cast breakdowns featuring only “white male actor, white lead actor, white romantic lead, white doctor.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Cultural narratives may lead white officers as well as Black officers to anticipate trouble when the person they are stopping is Black,” he said.

From Seattle Times

President Biden named Harris to lead White House efforts to stem migration toward the U.S.-Mexico border, a politically fraught task.

From Washington Post

The association, which has for years assigned the seats in the briefing room and the workspaces behind it, voted to strip OAN’s correspondents of their seat and workspace last year after the network’s lead White House correspondent, Chanel Rion, repeatedly violated covid-related restrictions.

From Washington Post