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stereotype

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




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Hipsters war have now been usurped by a new stereotype: the tech bro.

From Slate Sep. 6, 2026

Whether or not that stereotype still holds true, investors who have tried trading with agents say one of the best parts of letting it run is taking the emotion out of investment decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

With the market for video games now expanded well beyond the stereotype of adolescent boys, the team behind the new game says this time they are focusing on Lara as a strong character.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

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

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

I’ll have to burst their “Beverly Hills 90210” stereotype of me by getting in the trenches with them.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

Volsche says many a cat-dad defender wrote in arguing that they were perpetuating negative stereotypes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

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

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Title IX was meant to combat demeaning and exclusionary sex stereotypes.

From Slate Aug. 7, 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

I know people have all sorts of stereotypes about Asians, but I don’t.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

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

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

From Salon Jul. 17, 2025

She added she has always felt supported by him, but felt stereotyped by others.

From BBC Nov. 13, 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

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

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

"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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