poster child

Example Sentences

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The California city—once a poster child for drought—is producing so much fresh water with its Carlsbad ocean-desalination plant that Arizona and Nevada are pursuing deals for millions of gallons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

ChatGPT’s performance would be alarming enough given that ChatGPT is the poster child for the AI “revolution.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

“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

“I don’t want to be the poster child for this!”

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan