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Athletes should remember that they are role models.
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Just like generations before, Gen Z is looking to role models for career success.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 May 2026
He was known as a role model, with a positive personality, and got along with anybody.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Virtue ethics, attributed to Aristotle, focuses on which character traits make one a good person, such as emulating virtuousness embodied by role models.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Any leader can look to the Rhodesian ridgeback as a resilience role model.
—Aditya Simha, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 May 2026
He was known as a role model, with a positive personality, and got along with anybody.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Virtue ethics, attributed to Aristotle, focuses on which character traits make one a good person, such as emulating virtuousness embodied by role models.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Any leader can look to the Rhodesian ridgeback as a resilience role model.
—Aditya Simha, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
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“Role model.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/role%20model. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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role model
noun
: a person whose behavior in a particular role is imitated by others
watching our parents and other role models deal with conflict—Melody Beattie
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