stereotype
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A modest shift in consumer behavior hardened into a cultural stereotype.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
I know it’s a bit of a stereotype, but we harbor a passion for the bittersweet tones of the chamoy, and we do laugh at death quite a bit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 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
She also says society needs to ditch the stereotype that adult children who still live at home have "failed to launch".
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Once more I had befriended a white man who didn’t fit the stereotype.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
By the end of the journey, they overcome their House stereotypes and learn they aren’t so different from one another after all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Such programs help tackle loneliness, stereotypes and ageism.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Siebel Newsom is a documentary filmmaker and founder of The Representation Project, an advocacy group that uses film to challenge gender stereotypes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
MMA breaks down gender stereotypes every time a woman steps into the octagon.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
I knew that making the Olympic team was the best way I, as a Muslim American athlete, could help dismantle stereotypes and provide a vision of hope and inspiration.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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
Conscientious employees are often stereotyped as disgruntled, mentally ill or troublemakers who are out for fame, profit or revenge.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2025
POTENTE: It’s comparable to, in my mind, what a musician’s life might be like, like a rock star or a stereotyped idea of what that would be like.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
Kazzy said compers can be stereotyped as spending all their time on the hobby.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024
If maybe, just maybe, I’d been so determined not to be stereotyped that I’d begun to stereotype everyone around me.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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
Instead, she said it leaned into sentimentality and stereotyping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 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
"They're being failed due to early years stereotyping, inadequate opportunities and a complete dearth of knowledge about managing female puberty," she added.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025
This stereotyping of guards was particularly interesting to me.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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