poster child

Example Sentences

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Atlassian was the poster child for the software rout, down as much as 83% from its high last year.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

“Fibermaxxing” is all the rage these days, and black beans are the poster child of the trend.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

The California city was once a drought poster child, but now it generates enough water to rescue parched states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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

At the same time, Reggie wasn’t just a member of the Church, he was a poster child for many of its best-regarded attributes: clean-cut, churchgoing, family-focused, committed to going on a mission.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel