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As James Henson put it to me, “The growth of the Latino population relative to the Anglo white population was going to be a lot more complicated than the demographical-destiny trope really took into account.”

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026

Are you concerned that the “big dance in front of the house” trope will get tired?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The “Anything But Bonds” trope will only end, Hartnett contends, if Warsh signals hawkish at the Jackson Hole symposium Aug. 28, and both the Fed and Bank of Japan tighten monetary policy in September.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Hopkins registered the trademark in 2018 and began contacting authors who had also used the descriptor — and the list was long, because the cocky, arrogant hero is a romance trope.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

To Colin's mind, the rooster crowing at dawn was nothing more than a literary and cinematic trope.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

Her latest role as Laila, a lawless agent of the covert Black Doves, attracted her as it subverted a lot of espionage genre tropes.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

And instead of shying away from expected tropes that have defined a genre he loves, Firstman wanted to use them to dive deeper into a portrayal of queer nightlife subculture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

Enemies may often become allies — one of my favorite narrative tropes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

"It makes sense" because it's a "short and intense" book and falls into one of the most popular tropes on TikTok, she said, citing popular narratives such as "friends becoming lovers."

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Not unless she is imagined to be more than tired tropes and predictable clichés.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan