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Meanings of lead role in English

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Usage of lead role in English
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Another worry is MacFarlane's decision to cast himself in the lead role.
The Irish Times
2
Guido was almost ready for Rome and his first lead role there.
Cry to heaven
3
Her lead role in TNT's Claws has solidified now as her moment.
Ebony
4
Dean will play a character called Rogan, considered a secondary lead role.
The South African
5
Emily Blunt received a nomination for her lead role as Queen Victoria.
Reuters
6
Love because I've grown to adore Nathan Fillion in the lead role.
Wired
7
Upon receiving the lead role of Gellert Grindewald in the children's film.
News.com.au
8
She'd gotten the lead role in every school play since seventh grade.
Killer
9
Here are the actors battling for the lead role in Star Wars.
The Irish Times
10
Then there's his lead role in Angelina Jolie's survival drama Unbroken .
The Irish Times
11
To play a serial killer in a lead role, that's pretty cool!
Reuters
12
That was crazy for me because this is my first lead role.
Ebony
13
The United States has taken a lead role in relief efforts.
Reuters
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Audiences were eager to see Beckinsale return to the lead role, he said.
Reuters
15
I let her take the lead role because it was easier than fighting.
Truths unveiled
16
What's also new is that he has a lead role all to himself.
The Guardian
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