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

Investors spent the past few weeks dumping high-risk, momentum-oriented plays, and memory stocks were the poster child for that trend.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Chad Baker-Mazara is the poster child for 2026 college athletics.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

The company has become something of a poster child for a fast-paced workplace culture known as 996, also sometimes referred to as hustle culture or grindcore.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

“Who said I wanna be the poster child for this?”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas