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stereotype

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




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He scored a career-high five touchdowns and became a fans' favourite for his new tea-sipping celebration, a nod to the British stereotype.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Twenty-five years after “Legally Blonde” introduced Elle Woods to the world, she’s raised several generations of women and redeemed a terrible stereotype long cemented into American popular culture.

From Salon Jul. 6, 2026

The findings build on Levy’s stereotype embodiment theory.

From Science Daily Jun. 21, 2026

The stereotype at exuberant times like this is that individuals who know or care little about fundamentals chase stocks skyward, gripped by a fear of missing out.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

“Maybe we should just do the stereotype threat thing. We’ve got a solid argument there.”

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone

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

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

The theory proposes that age-related stereotypes absorbed from society through sources such as social media and advertising can eventually become personally meaningful and have measurable biological effects.

From Science Daily 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

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

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

They celebrate first of all the inviolability of the earth, and they re-enact, each time, in stereotyped choreography, our long anxiety about the nature of life.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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

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

Institutions must take account of race, for sure, but without valorizing it to an extent that ends up compounding racist stereotyping itself.

From Salon Nov. 10, 2024

I even had people who were the victims of stereotyping describe the dangers of labeling groups of people.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers




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