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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Pascual gets its name from San Pasqual, the patron saint of cooks and kitchens.
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Taryn White, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Anthony Bourdain feels, in some ways, like the patron saint of this novel.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2024
Bookie, fixer, faction leader, patron saint of orphans.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 19 July 2024
When Lupita was born in Mexico, her parents decided to honor her birthplace by giving her a name that’s a diminutive of the patron saint of Mexicans, Guadalupe.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024
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Taryn White, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Anthony Bourdain feels, in some ways, like the patron saint of this novel.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2024
Bookie, fixer, faction leader, patron saint of orphans.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 19 July 2024
When Lupita was born in Mexico, her parents decided to honor her birthplace by giving her a name that’s a diminutive of the patron saint of Mexicans, Guadalupe.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024
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