archetype
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Many of the AI country tunes tap into the genre's archetype of the lone cowboy: a rugged, taciturn, plain-spoken man who, above all, refuses to apologize for simply existing.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
At least if they don’t understand the actual references they get the archetype.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
With his gym clothes, cross necklace, floppy hair, and singular fixation on linking all of his efforts and successes to his faith, the 19-year-old Pittman looked like the archetype of the Southern Christian sports bro.
From Slate • Jan. 22, 2026
“I Love LA” never lets Maia fully inhabit that archetype, nor does it have her reject hustle culture.
From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025
It was as if instead of entering a house she was entering the idea of a house, some archetype brought to life here before her.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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