He is considered the doyen of political journalists. considered the doyen of American art critics

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Fang and Bob Xu, the founder of ZhenFund and a doyen of the Chinese VC industry, encouraged her to take a more direct path. Yiren Lu, Wired, "A Week of Uncontrolled Sobbing at a Chinese Business Seminar," 17 Aug. 2020

These are the questions that, over the past decade or so, jazz listeners have watched Salvant — now 30, and the unrivaled doyen of young jazz vocalists — work through. New York Times, "12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend," 27 Feb. 2020

Luckily, Duke doyen Mike Krzyzewski sees the light where some of his football counterparts don’t. BostonGlobe.com, "California’s Fair Pay to Play Act was signed into law," 20 Oct. 2019

In a nation where laws permit any citizen to file lawsuits against anyone perceived of immorality or tarnishing the country’s image, the 69-year-old lawyer is the profession’s doyen. Washington Post, "Egypt’s conservative crusader puts belly dancers and pop stars in the dock," 28 Sep. 2019

In March, Netflix canceled the sitcom One Day at a Time despite it being celebrated as a doyen of wokeness. Adam Wilson, Harper's magazine, "Good Bad Bad Good," 16 Sep. 2019

This is Eisenberg, after all, the doyen of the flinch and the frown. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, "“The Farewell” Mixes Mourning and Revelry," 12 July 2019

Flash forward to 2019, and the current doyen of the family business, Ben, has made his triumphant return to the chi-chi vacation spot. Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, "A Heritage Fragrance House Finds a New Home in Tony Palm Beach," 6 May 2019

The doyens of the European Union are also breathing a sigh of relief after Mattarella's intervention. Tim Lister, CNN, "Italy's populists are blocked as 'political referee' waves the red card," 28 May 2018

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