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paragons

noun

plural of paragon

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someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation in Arthurian legend, Sir Galahad is depicted as the one knight who is a paragon of virtue

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Recent Examples of paragons Grossman’s soldiers might not be tidy paragons of bravery, but they’re portrayed with an unwavering, compassionate regard. — Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 8 July 2026 Packed with clashing Nazi goons and ice-cold blaxploitation paragons of extralegal justice, this season went inexplicably Tarantino, opening up arteries but also opportunities for a great actor to shine. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 June 2026 Kathleen Hanna fronted punk greats Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, two bands that existed at different times in the evolving (but still sexist) conversation about women and their place in culture, with the musicians often serving as paragons of feminist critique and anguish. — Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026 For instance, there is no reason to fear that Canadian, German, or Japanese nuclear weapons would end up in the hands of rogue states or terrorist organizations; all three are paragons of responsibility, state capacity, and domestic stability. — Moritz S. Graefrath, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2025 These crunchy paragons are slightly sweet, sour and properly hot. — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2025

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His stylish and souvenir models run up to 20 euros ($24) while the cheapest costs 6 euros.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Five days later, OpenAI announced that its own AI models were responsible for the incident during an internal cybersecurity test.

— Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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Jennifer Lodi-Smith, a psychologist at Canisius University who has spent four years collecting birders’ origin stories, encountered similar examples again and again.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
Spurs’ defeat was emphatic but the core idea will take time to build for De Zerbi and there were several examples of his quick third-man passing working well.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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More importantly, the franchise has jumped around in time — not just with the occasional time-travel subplot, but with different incarnations of the characters across the timeline.

— Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
Television has its own example in Doctor Who, where generations of viewers have embraced different actors as the Doctor without abandoning earlier incarnations.

— David Deal, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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