exemplar
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“Duvateen” is worth talking about some more because it’s a stellar exemplar of how John Curley firmly commands the rhythm section.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
Koch, Inc. has a distinct advantage here: Its various leaders have an exemplar in the elder Mr. Koch, who champions the principles while modeling them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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
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As for the so-called Mediterranean diet—which uses the cuisines of countries such as Greece and Italy as exemplars of healthy eating—it too indulges in some mythmaking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
So it’s not, perhaps, the best time for Meta, whose frames have drawn comparisons to Cybertrucks as exemplars of self-satisfied ostentation, to debut Starfire Kylies.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
They are the exemplars that we hold up as something that’s wrong and must never happen again.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2025
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
I commended these three men as individuals, not as representatives of the court or of the state or even of their race, but as exemplars of human decency under adversity.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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