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exemplar

[ig-zem-pler, -plahr] / ɪgˈzɛm plər, -plɑr /


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Like Avila Chevalier, Almosawi is a daughter of immigrants and, through one lens, an exemplar of the American dream.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Mr. Moore recounts the continuing efforts to restore the “old, wild East” by focusing on three exemplar species: the elk, the bison and the enigmatic red wolf.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

"Public health innovations in Australia sort of gave a general exemplar for WHO to follow," says Canfell.

From BBC May 1, 2026

This novel, winner of the Booker Prize, uses a blunt, clipped style to advantage, exposing Istvan as an exemplar of both toxic masculinity and hinting at what’s required to escape it.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 8, 2025

You need, therefore, to cast yourself as the ideal exemplar of all that is best and most determined and most courageous in your people.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

Both of them viewed Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia as exemplars of an entirely new political system, unknown to previous students of political philosophy.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

He added: "I think we absolutely need people to be exemplars of the BBC values and follow our social media policy. It's as simple as that."

From BBC May 14, 2025

While tragedy taught through mythic exemplars, Athenian comedy tackled current politics directly.

From Salon Apr. 13, 2025

In this era of supremely spoiled, entitled and delusional athletes, they have been humble, hard-working, levelheaded exemplars of everything that make sports great.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2025

If Levittown was the epicenter of postwar suburban optimism, my parents were exemplars and beneficiaries of its spirit.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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