role model

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But even as shares of Palantir have fallen 17% since the beginning of the year, the company has become a role model for other software players looking to successfully drive AI adoption.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Paying tribute, he described Abbott as his "hero" and "role model", who had climbed out of her early difficulties in life, bought property, wrote books and made movies.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

A former student says he ran middle distances, cross-country, and acted a role model for younger runners until he graduated in 2013.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

But I don’t see any backup coming from my fellow servers, each of whom has slipped into her own personal funk; Gail, my role model, stares sorrowfully at a point six inches from her nose.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich