poster child
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For a nation long seen as the poster child for dirty coal dependence, this rapid transition points to a remarkable achievement in decarbonising its grid.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Cisco is the “ultimate dot-com poster child trying to claim relevance in today’s bubble,” Goldberg said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Spirit Airlines became the poster child of the problems facing discount carriers after it shut down earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
And in Asia, Seoul's Kospi, the poster child of the AI tech rally, lost more than five percent as chip titans SK hynix and Samsung were clobbered at least seven percent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 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
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