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Near-synonym: (person) role model
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He was a model of eloquence and virtue.
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British parliamentary democracy was seen as a model for other countries to follow.
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Above all, the 48-page timetables of the new service, which have been distributed free at every station in the scheme, are a model to the rest of B.R. For the first time on British Railways, so far as we are aware, a substantial timetable has been produced, not only without a single footnote but also devoid of all wearisome asterisks, stars, letter suffixes and other hieroglyphics.
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1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 714:
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Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. […] Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.
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2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70: