idol

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The sport is now deep into its next generation of champions and Woods hovers over all of it, both as an idol to today’s contenders and a heavyweight force behind the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Its idol marketing business has performed much better than expected, the brokerage says, significantly lifting 2026-2028 earnings forecasts for the Thai company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Arias, the Fresno councilman and a former farmworker himself, acknowledged that Chavez has “been an idol to us as a community, because he fought and advocated for ourselves and our parents who are farmworkers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

K-pop idol Rose -- a member of Blackpink -- and Bruno Mars won the international song of the year for their viral hit "APT" while Brooklyn rockers Geese bagged best international group.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

The skin of her hand that held the pipe’s end was stretched over her little bones as smooth and as yellow as the gilt upon an idol.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck