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protagonist

[proh-tag-uh-nist] / proʊˈtæg ə nɪst /




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Even decades later, Jean Dornan, the protagonist of Julia Langbein’s smart, poignant and involving novel “Dear Monica Lewinsky,” can’t recollect her own first love in tranquility.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"The protagonist of Sampoorna is a feminist," says Shamra.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

So it isn’t hard to see why writer-director Daniel Goldhaber and his co-writer, Isa Mazzei, have given the gig to the protagonist of their new horror film, “Faces of Death.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

As a protagonist continually getting in his own way, Shah is a classic sort of comic character.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

All eyes are on an agent: a protagonist, a mover and shaker, a driving force.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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