poster child

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ServiceNow was the poster child for the problem.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The California city was once a drought poster child, but now it generates enough water to rescue parched states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

A similar saga played out with Red Dye No. 3, which Benesh describes as “the poster child of federal government inaction.”

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Chad Baker-Mazara is the poster child for 2026 college athletics.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Ruth May usually fell asleep, open-mouthed in the heat, with her hair plastered down across her sweaty face like the poster child for fever.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver