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Athletes should remember that they are role models.
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Michael and Susan Dell have had a great impact and are great role models.
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Ray Dalio, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Preschools could highlight the need for teachers who serve as positive male role models.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
Asaf is down with the core reason for the protest and, as a campus role model, there is pressure to sign from activists, including from a former girlfriend, Nakia (Sharyon Culberson).
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Lopes needed an adult role model and one came along in the coach at an opposing high school, Mike Sarkesian, who grew up in a Providence tenement but became the basketball coach and athletic director at Iowa Wesleyan College the year Lopes graduated from high school.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Ray Dalio, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Preschools could highlight the need for teachers who serve as positive male role models.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
Asaf is down with the core reason for the protest and, as a campus role model, there is pressure to sign from activists, including from a former girlfriend, Nakia (Sharyon Culberson).
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Lopes needed an adult role model and one came along in the coach at an opposing high school, Mike Sarkesian, who grew up in a Providence tenement but became the basketball coach and athletic director at Iowa Wesleyan College the year Lopes graduated from high school.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Role model.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/role%20model. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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