poster child

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In India's tech capital Bengaluru, the morning "rush hour" lasts so long it devours half the workday, throttling productivity in a city often viewed as the poster child of a booming economy.

From Barron's

Capitol was sentenced to 7½ years in prison on Friday, after a judge called him “a poster child of all that was dangerous and appalling about that day’s” violence.

From Washington Post

The judge described McCaughey, 25, as a “poster child of all that was dangerous and appalling about” the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.

From Washington Times

Although “Twilight” briefly put her in a category all by herself — a female director who launched a film franchise — being a poster child for possibility did not profit Hardwicke, or female directors, very much.

From Los Angeles Times

“He’s the poster child of a guy who was average, supposedly, and yet he became great,” said Chet Kammerer, who has spent 27 years in Miami’s player personnel department.

From Seattle Times