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Hungary were the poster boys for the shift away from that system.
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 1 June 2025
Despite his desire to explore grittier or more complex roles, Hollywood seemed unwilling to see him as anything but the polished, prep school poster boy.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 14 June 2025
But rather than a poster boy for Everton’s new era under TFG and Moyes, Alcaraz looks like being a low-risk piece of opportunism for a club still working its way through profit and sustainability rules issues.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
McGriff — the poster boy for the Clean Sluggers of America — sailed in unanimously.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 1 June 2025
Despite his desire to explore grittier or more complex roles, Hollywood seemed unwilling to see him as anything but the polished, prep school poster boy.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 14 June 2025
But rather than a poster boy for Everton’s new era under TFG and Moyes, Alcaraz looks like being a low-risk piece of opportunism for a club still working its way through profit and sustainability rules issues.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
McGriff — the poster boy for the Clean Sluggers of America — sailed in unanimously.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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“Poster boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poster%20boy. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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