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The titular bachelor or bachelorette is intended to be the paragon of virtue, someone worthy of two dozen people vying for their heart.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Washington has never been a paragon of virtue in its dealings abroad, but the extraordinary nature of Trump’s second term makes clear that presidents before him were indeed more constrained in their foreign policy.
—Elizabeth N. Saunders, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2025
Like Marcus Aurelius [played by Richard Harris in the first Gladiator], for example, who’s often held up as a paragon of virtue, he would never be caught dead openly fondling or otherwise favoring his lover in public.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Poitier himself grew frustrated that he was so often cast as a paragon of virtue, devoid of human foibles or desires.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Washington has never been a paragon of virtue in its dealings abroad, but the extraordinary nature of Trump’s second term makes clear that presidents before him were indeed more constrained in their foreign policy.
—Elizabeth N. Saunders, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2025
Like Marcus Aurelius [played by Richard Harris in the first Gladiator], for example, who’s often held up as a paragon of virtue, he would never be caught dead openly fondling or otherwise favoring his lover in public.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Poitier himself grew frustrated that he was so often cast as a paragon of virtue, devoid of human foibles or desires.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Paragon of virtue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paragon%20of%20virtue. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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