poster child

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ServiceNow was the poster child for the problem.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Blue Owl’s stock had been down roughly 40% so far this year as of Wednesday’s close, reflecting the firm’s unofficial status as the poster child for private lending on Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Meta Platforms has become the poster child for Wall Street’s impatience with ever-increasing artificial-intelligence spending.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 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

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