textbook case/example
noun
: a classic, perfect case/example
The scandal is a textbook case/example of corporate greed.
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Anne Hathaway — The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Anne Hathaway's take on Selina Kyle is a textbook example of contemporizing a timely character, which was emblematic of what Christopher Nolan did with the Dark Knight trilogy.
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Rendy Jones, EW.com, 19 July 2024
This nation of loyal Prime subscribers helped make Amazon, for many years a textbook case of an unprofitable tech company, into a juggernaut.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 15 July 2024
Myanmar in the wake of a military coup is a textbook example: the United States sanctioned members of the regime, but Chinese largess and diplomatic support have helped the military weather the sanctions.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2021
Wines to Try Karavitakis, Vidiano This family-run estate was one of the earliest to produce high-quality vidiano in the late 1990s; this zesty, high-acid bottle is a textbook example of the late-ripening grape’s potential for nuance, complexity, and grace.
—Shana Clarke, Saveur, 15 May 2024
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Rendy Jones, EW.com, 19 July 2024
This nation of loyal Prime subscribers helped make Amazon, for many years a textbook case of an unprofitable tech company, into a juggernaut.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 15 July 2024
Myanmar in the wake of a military coup is a textbook example: the United States sanctioned members of the regime, but Chinese largess and diplomatic support have helped the military weather the sanctions.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2021
Wines to Try Karavitakis, Vidiano This family-run estate was one of the earliest to produce high-quality vidiano in the late 1990s; this zesty, high-acid bottle is a textbook example of the late-ripening grape’s potential for nuance, complexity, and grace.
—Shana Clarke, Saveur, 15 May 2024
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