poster child

Example Sentences

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“San Francisco was the poster child for the doom loop and has pivoted to downtown recovery,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

On one hand, “someone can argue that Block is not exactly a poster child of an efficiently run company,” noting “duplicate cost functions across Block” on a historical basis.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

In Virginia, Rizer has become the poster child of these unlikely power brokers by virtue of Loudoun County’s growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

The northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein became a poster child for digital sovereignty last year by ditching Microsoft in favour of open-source software.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

At the same time, Reggie wasn’t just a member of the Church, he was a poster child for many of its best-regarded attributes: clean-cut, churchgoing, family-focused, committed to going on a mission.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel