stereotype
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Far from fitting the outdated stereotype of Neanderthals as simple, brutal creatures, Shanidar A provides rare physical evidence of a society capable of both deadly violence and sustained compassion.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
The Simpsons' Apu: 'A stereotype hiding in plain sight'
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Legacy preferences have fed a stereotype of USC as a college for the wealthy and well connected.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
She dismantled the stereotype by showing them the science of what she does.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Which was sad, since I knew it was just a stereotype.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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Released in 2013, the next instalment, "GTA V", involves a microcosm of US class warfare with stereotypes on both sides: left-leaning urbane hipsters pitted against Midwestern rednecks.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
From 24-hour news channel parodies and extreme stereotypes to a twisted Statue of Liberty, the Grand Theft Auto series has consistently mocked the excesses of US capitalist society.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
As Justice Clarence Thomas noted, “all racial stereotypes harm and demean individuals.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Indian-American comic Hari Kondabolu made a documentary in 2017, titled the Problem With Apu, saying the character - a South Asian convenience store clerk - was founded on racial stereotypes.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
He toured the country, mesmerizing crowds with thundering calls for black people to shake off the undermining ghetto stereotypes and claim their long-denied political power.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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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
Eating disorders are themselves understudied within the mental health field, where conditions like anorexia have incorrectly been stereotyped as only affecting teenage girls.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2025
"Wrestlers are stereotyped to be tall with a muscular build. This stereotype is changing; my height is my advantage," she said.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025
In a city that’s too often unjustly stereotyped as favoring the new, the Hollywood studio reminds us of how much history — and, specifically, pop-culture myth-making — is rooted in and around Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024
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
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For years, campuses taught students to recognize prejudice and the dangers of stereotyping minorities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
"I am a huge advocate for not stigmatising or stereotyping birth mums. My biological mother was not given the support she needed to have a clean pregnancy."
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2025
“Anybody who moves into any neighborhood can be a safety issue. You can’t be stereotyping just ‘cause it’s an RV park.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
This stereotyping of guards was particularly interesting to me.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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