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He is one of the leading lights of the labor movement.
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K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 May 2025
As the leading light of Scandinavian football, there is regional pressure to maintain their relative overperformance, but the freedom to operate outside the intense microscope their semi-final counterparts are subjected to has helped their evolution.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Other high-profile ties include a Madrid derby, with Real and Atletico meeting over two legs, and a heavyweight clash between Germany’s leading lights Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Both leading lights will contribute to the show’s book that’s written by Ed Curtis and Michael Harrison, who oversees the enterprise as director and producer.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
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K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 May 2025
As the leading light of Scandinavian football, there is regional pressure to maintain their relative overperformance, but the freedom to operate outside the intense microscope their semi-final counterparts are subjected to has helped their evolution.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Other high-profile ties include a Madrid derby, with Real and Atletico meeting over two legs, and a heavyweight clash between Germany’s leading lights Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Both leading lights will contribute to the show’s book that’s written by Ed Curtis and Michael Harrison, who oversees the enterprise as director and producer.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Leading light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20light. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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