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poster child

NOUN
perfect representative of something
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ServiceNow’s stock has been a poster child for the selloff, falling 37% on a year-to-date basis through Wednesday’s close.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Whatever adviser is feeding that hallucination is a poster child for America’s fourth-grade math problem.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

"The Niger Delta is the poster child for mangrove pollution impact," said Bunting.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

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

From Salon May 5, 2026

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

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas



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