Act as
Act as verb - Function as or act like.
Figure in
Both terms in one sentence
- The Cat Who Walks Through Walls has Lazarua Long, who is probably the most important figure in the Howard Families act as a mere soldier to help rescue Mike the sentient computer from The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress.
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