poster child

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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

“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

Mizuho trading-desk analyst Jordan Klein wrote that Monday “has been a poster child for the AI-killing-software narrative.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

“Poland should be the poster child of the European convergence machine,” he added, referring to the EU’s push to help developing economies catch up to their higher-income peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

“I already told y’all, I’m not gonna be the poster child for this.”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas