role model

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Among those who ran with Fraire was Andres Pulgarin, who was a year behind Fraire at Burbank High and saw him as a role model for student athletes looking to improve.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

He once admitted to me that he was "not much of a role model" for work-life balance.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

He is a role model, prophet and genius who breaks the rules and wins anyway.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

But Linda is the belligerent role model for everyone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

She became a role model, inspiring generations of African American performers who followed her.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman