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role model

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someone who another person admires and tries to be like Parents need to be good role models for their children. Athletes should remember that they are role models.

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Recent Examples of role model Many became lifelong friends, and role models for me as husbands, fathers, workers and community servants. — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026 Orlando Delgado, one of Antoine's former high school teammates, told WBZ-TV that Antoine was a role model for many of the younger players. — Mike Toole, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026 Define behaviors that reflect company values, identify role models and promptly address conduct that undermines those values. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Renatto sees positive mentors as especially important for students who may have absent fathers or other adults in their lives who are not constructive role models. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for role model

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One example is basa, also known as swai, a freshwater catfish native to Southeast Asia.

— Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
It will be limited to just 200 examples, half of which will be coupes, while the other half will be open-top spyders.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026

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The main idea of the company is to automate parts of these missions so personnel can concentrate on operational decisions rather than manually managing every aspect of a drone’s flight or sensor operation.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
Today, Sarah Stewart and Anthony Cataldo keep the spirit of Perse’s original idea alive in the West Hollywood store.

— Viv Chen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

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