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archetype

[ahr-ki-tahyp] / ˈɑr kɪˌtaɪp /


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The movie has invented its own intuitive archetype, so that now they all find themselves saying, “That’s so ‘wrong girls’” in certain situations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

“I can’t think of any archetype of man that fits that description more today than capital allocators that put it all on the line every day in the markets.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

“Cars are like the archetype of human industrial design,” Bhatt told me in San Carlos, Calif., where we sat down for The WSJ Money Interview.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

When it was time for my solo outing, I chose an archetype much closer to my heart: the cozy crime solver.

From Salon Jun. 16, 2026

But for anyone who's more familiar with the strict-foreign-parent archetype in popular culture, let's break down the stereotypes associated with Persian moms and dads.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

“A lot of them were exploring otherness and self-discovery through the archetypes of the genre because it was a way to express it at a time when those ideas were taboo,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

"Despite both athletes sharing similar racial backgrounds and first-generation immigrant experiences," Prof He says, "they have been cast as opposing archetypes in a narrative they didn't write".

From BBC Feb. 13, 2026

The script, written by Bertie Brandes and Aidan Zamiri, who also directs, draws heavily on archetypes in a plot that sticks closely to the familiar artist-against-the-machine formula.

From Barron's Jan. 24, 2026

The visuals, the action and the character archetypes were enough to figure things out and enjoy what you saw.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 19, 2026

Regarding the universe as an abstract whole, he endorsed the fundamental metaphysics of Plato, and believed that "passing phenomena are types of eternal archetypes, embodiments of eternal realities."

From Percy Bysshe Shelley as a Philosopher and Reformer by Charles W. Frederickson




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