paragon
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Once seen as volatile, software came to be viewed by Wall Street as the paragon of stability, because businesses seemed loath to switch products once they became embedded in their workstreams.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
And Lord knows I’m unmeasured in other areas day-to-day, too, so it’s not like I’m some paragon of containment, but yeah, just the revenge thing, there’s a lot of schoolyard stuff going on.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025
It’s worth noting that Weiss herself does not appear to be a paragon of newsroom professionalism.
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025
"He's not a paragon of technical prowess, nor does he stand out for his vision, his long ball touch, or his ability to link up," said Real Sociedad expert Ramajo.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025
If Pike was telling the truth, it meant that Hale—a seeming paragon of law and order who had held himself up as Mollie Burkhart’s most staunch protector—had been lying all these years about Anna’s murder.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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