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Redford, a leading man turned Oscar-winning director, died in September at age 89.—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025 What happens next in the final minutes of The Vanishing will leave viewers squirming in their seats and hoping against hope for our vulnerable leading man.—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025 Cartier continued to dominate the red carpet this week, with four of Hollywood’s leading men wearing the Parisian jeweler’s dainty timepieces at their respective events.—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025 Since then, the world has expanded and splintered and niche-ified itself in ways even Wolfe—who was certainly the leading man in his own movie, strolling down Madison Avenue in a white three-piece suit and homburg hat as the culture wars of the 60s raged on—might not have imagined.—Julia Vitale, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for leading man
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