as in model
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation
around the statehouse he's known as the patron saint of partisan politics
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Inspired by Saint Ambrogio, the patron saint of Milan, the first location bowed in 1936.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024
Francis still looms as a patron saint for thalidomide survivors worldwide.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
The Kenzo creative director and patron saint of streetwear returns for the second round in Shanghai.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
It’s named for the patron saint of farmers, a showcase for a kitchen led by chef de cuisine Ian Lanphear to harvest local meats and produce from the multimarket ecosystem of Pullman and beyond.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024
Francis still looms as a patron saint for thalidomide survivors worldwide.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
The Kenzo creative director and patron saint of streetwear returns for the second round in Shanghai.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
It’s named for the patron saint of farmers, a showcase for a kitchen led by chef de cuisine Ian Lanphear to harvest local meats and produce from the multimarket ecosystem of Pullman and beyond.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Under Biggest Threats of Extreme Fire Celebrity Homes Under 'Significant Threat' From Malibu Franklin Fire Pepperdine has historically used the shelter-in-place model, according to Gash.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The idea is that adding more computing power and more data guarantees better models to an infinite degree.Deirdre Bosa,Jasmine Wu, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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Story tips and ideas can be sent to Greg.Wehner@Fox.com and on Twitter @GregWehner.Greg Wehner, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Here's the logic behind each step and ideas for how to enact them: 1.Jody L. Bickel, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Catcher in the Rye Perhaps the most famous example of a novel linked with murder would be Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, which was linked with three murderers, although one was later dismissed as a coincidence.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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This past year, for example, out of 8.2 million college students seeking an internship, only 3.6 million landed one and only 2.5 million of those reported having quality experiences with meaningful projects and productive mentorship.Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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But the kinks were worked out on set, with digital 3D production also introduced in its early incarnations.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2024
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People began to talk online via Reddit and Facebook about the pants-wetting anticipation associated with waiting—sometimes for months on end—for the latest incarnation of the X-Mid to drop.M. John Fayhee, Outside Online, 28 Nov. 2024
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As voters who found sympathies with Trump inch closer toward a home with the GOP, liberals and moderates are in the messy process of figuring out their ideals, how to unite around them and how to message everything to the rest of the country.Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024
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Sweeney is, of course, far closer to the culture-at-large’s Platonic ideal of symmetrical blonde womanhood than many, and she is doubtless spared much of the vitriol that other women in the public eye (most women in the TikTok age, really) aren’t.Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Patron saint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patron%20saint. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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