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Newguest Posted 10 years ago
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Established himself as a ...

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Over the last several decades Ken has established himself as a thoughtful spokesman for the existence of an afterlife.

--- Does it mean that he has become an authority figure who claims that afterlife exists? I'm trying to rephrase the above sentence.
  

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I believe that you have understood the meaning roughly correctly. I would not say that "authority figure" means quite the same as "thoughtful spokesman", however.

  • I believe that you have understood the meaning roughly correctly.
  • I would not say that "authority figure" means quite the same as "thoughtful spokesman", however.
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I believe that you have understood the meaning roughly correctly.

I would not say that "authority figure" means quite the same as "thoughtful spokesman", however.

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