archetypal
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To hazard a generalization, the archetypal American novel in the 20th century was a story of upward mobility, whereas the novel in Europe was one of decline.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
At first glance, Maia seems like a girlboss-in-training, a “nesting doll” of Alyssa, the archetypal Millennial girlboss.
From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025
I also think we want these archetypal angels in women's sport, who are role models, do everything perfectly and say all the right things.
From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025
Within minutes, we’d found a red-capped, white-dotted Amanita muscaria, the archetypal fairy-tale mushroom, which felt like spotting a celebrity in the grocery store.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
From bacteria to elephants—from red-eyed flies to blue-blooded princes—biological information flowed through living systems in a systematic, archetypal manner: DNA provided instructions to build RNA.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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