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stereotype

[ster-ee-uh-tahyp, steer-] / ˈstɛr i əˌtaɪp, ˈstɪər- /




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A modest shift in consumer behavior hardened into a cultural stereotype.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

In an April 2015 interview shortly after Bumble's launch, Herd Wolfe told the Toronto Star it was a "stereotype to say women like to sit back and want men to come to them".

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The roughly 3,000-person community belies South Dakota’s flat-plains stereotype, feeling closer to a western ski village than a Midwestern farm town.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

The findings build on Levy’s stereotype embodiment theory.

From Science Daily Jun. 21, 2026

He didn’t want to send “all brothers” to Comstock—it would conform too much to the upstate stereotype of Sing Sing.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

But in the Maghreb, it challenges stereotypes of families tending to be large.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Jennifer Siebel Newsom signaled she wanted to break down gender stereotypes by taking on the title “first partner” rather than “first lady,” but this could open her up to criticism too.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Such programs help tackle loneliness, stereotypes and ageism.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Meet the millennial fathers who are bucking traditional stereotypes, splitting the chores, and redefining what it means to lead a modern conservative family.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

Maybe then we can begin to fear less, to make fewer wrong assumptions, to let go of the biases and stereotypes that unnecessarily divide us.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

What the reporting revealed was a continuing debate over whether Gen Z is everything from coddled to unfairly stereotyped and how it will fare at work in the future.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Autistic people are often stereotyped as unable to read other people, Morgan said, but neurotypical people often have just as hard a time accurately interpreting an autistic person’s emotional state.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2025

But he was turned down for the part of Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate because director Mike Nichols felt he was too good-looking - which made Redford wary of being stereotyped by his appearance.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2025

Conscientious employees are often stereotyped as disgruntled, mentally ill or troublemakers who are out for fame, profit or revenge.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2025

King may have embraced direct action, but in the early 1960s he was still very much the product of his black middle-class upbringing, and he would occasionally lash out against stereotyped lower-class behaviors.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

The researchers found that buying into these false beliefs increased gender stereotyping and was associated with reduced support for pay equity policies.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

At Culver City High School, Young’s 12th-grade ethnic studies literature class was in the middle of a unit on stereotyping, racial and ethnic representation and media literacy when the news surfaced.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2026

The triumphs of the civil-rights movement made many overt forms of anti-Jewish discrimination illegal, but laws could not eliminate bigotry and stereotyping.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 22, 2025

The public must "stand together against hatred and extremism", she said, and urged those in positions of influence to "consider how their language risks stereotyping communities and how it unduly influences discussions online and offline".

From BBC Feb. 19, 2025

This stereotyping of guards was particularly interesting to me.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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