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to serve as leader of
unofficially at least, Martin Luther King spearheaded the civil rights movement
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Recent Examples of spearheaded
While rivals like OpenAI, Anthropic and Google have spearheaded the artificial intelligence boom with powerful models and popular chatbots as well as other services, Meta has been a hefty spender on AI but has yet to show any new revenue streams from it.
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Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
In 2020, the couple’s daughters spearheaded a restaurant of the same name in Bell Gardens, showcasing the family’s Afro-Mexican cooking of Costa Chica, a stretch along the southern coast of the state of Guerrero between Acapulco and the border of Oaxaca.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Beyond a dozen Fashion Revolution Weeks, the organization spearheaded a European Citizens’ Initiative demanding living wage legislation at EU level for garment workers worldwide, collecting over 240,000 signatures from the bloc’s citizens in 12 months.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2026
The development comes from Imaginae, which launched last year spearheaded by Fremantle Europe boss Andrea Scrosati and is now run by James Duffen, the former Managing Director of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning at Aurelius Advisers.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
The pro-Orban sentiment so common among conservatives today follows years of efforts spearheaded by the Fidesz government to popularize his model of statecraft among American conservatives.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
It has widely been speculated that Beltran, along with Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, the Astros bench coach at the time, spearheaded the operation.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Boyce, who spearheaded the initiative, said plug-in solar could present potential safety concerns.
—Drew Kann, AJC.com, 6 Apr. 2026
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley spearheaded a rule change after the 2023 tournament, which guarantees the top overall seed in the tournament an extra day of rest in between the Elite Eight and Final Four.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
In 2020, the couple’s daughters spearheaded a restaurant of the same name in Bell Gardens, showcasing the family’s Afro-Mexican cooking of Costa Chica, a stretch along the southern coast of the state of Guerrero between Acapulco and the border of Oaxaca.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Beyond a dozen Fashion Revolution Weeks, the organization spearheaded a European Citizens’ Initiative demanding living wage legislation at EU level for garment workers worldwide, collecting over 240,000 signatures from the bloc’s citizens in 12 months.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2026
The development comes from Imaginae, which launched last year spearheaded by Fremantle Europe boss Andrea Scrosati and is now run by James Duffen, the former Managing Director of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning at Aurelius Advisers.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
The pro-Orban sentiment so common among conservatives today follows years of efforts spearheaded by the Fidesz government to popularize his model of statecraft among American conservatives.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
It has widely been speculated that Beltran, along with Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, the Astros bench coach at the time, spearheaded the operation.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Boyce, who spearheaded the initiative, said plug-in solar could present potential safety concerns.
—Drew Kann, AJC.com, 6 Apr. 2026
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley spearheaded a rule change after the 2023 tournament, which guarantees the top overall seed in the tournament an extra day of rest in between the Elite Eight and Final Four.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spearheaded
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Scottie Barnes led the Raptors with 25 points, with Brandon Ingram adding 23.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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An alliance of Arab states led by Saudi Arabia had initiated a de facto blockade claiming that Qatar was funding terrorist organizations like Al Qaeda and the Islamic State — an allegation the country steadfastly denied.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Leger-Walker no longer had to self-create jumpers and could shoot 3-pointers off the catch thanks to the extra defensive attention Betts commanded in the paint.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Dexter commanded the room with a mix of effortless technique and goofball charm.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
6 Apr. 2026
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