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paragon

[par-uh-gon, -guhn] / ˈpær əˌgɒn, -gən /


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Uniqlo's decision to row back on its sock price hike came as it sought to protect its status as a paragon of affordability portrayed in local media.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Marvell Technology’s custom chips and connectivity offerings have made it a major beneficiary of the data-center build-out — so much so that one analyst is touting the company as a paragon of “accelerating multiengine growth.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Just two days earlier, I’d been on the slopes in Vermont fancying myself a paragon of wellness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

Stephen Colbert doesn’t see himself as a paragon of progressivism.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025

I’m always teasing Margot about being a paragon of virtue these days, and she hates it.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

The war has cast a shadow on Persian Gulf nations that have long presented themselves as paragons of stability in a volatile region, mostly unaffected by the conflicts raging in the wider Middle East.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

In 2026, our paragons of masculinity are brooding, burly—and smooth as dolphins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

None are paragons of morality and very few care about more than their own bottom lines.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2024

And he pointed to Sweden and Finland, once paragons of pacifism and neutrality but now members of Nato.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2024

The early data-processing machines weren’t paragons of reliability.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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