object lesson

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He and his representatives are now threatening Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, Iran and Greenland, with Venezuela serving as an object lesson of what may happen if a country dares to disobey his wishes.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2026

Industry insiders have told the BBC that Fishwick is now regarded as an object lesson in how not to run an installation project.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, is an object lesson in the conflict between two competing theories of how we should think about racism in America today.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

“Mobility” is in large part an object lesson about the cost of that self-delusion, which makes it a fresh experiment in political fiction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023

The incredible effort of moving the boy to Boston, then watching him die, later struck me as an object lesson in the difficulty of Farmer’s mission, perhaps in its ultimate futility.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French