poster child

Example Sentences

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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

Gallo is the poster child of the modern-day analytics player, one who ends the majority of his plate appearances with either a home run, strikeout or walk.

From Seattle Times

First Republic is fast becoming the poster child of those contradictions; the extraordinary efforts to save the lender appear to be worrying the markets more, not less.

From New York Times

Brooks quickly became the poster child for a Republican-backed push to enact tougher bail policies.

From Seattle Times

Insulin has become the “poster child for runaway incentives for higher list prices,” as Mulcahy puts it, for several reasons.

From Los Angeles Times