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prototypical

[proh-tuh-tip-i-kuhl] / ˌproʊ təˈtɪp ɪ kəl /


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The prototypical “Blair Witch Project” convinced some people it was actually a documentary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“It isn’t the prototypical way that you draw it up,” said David Keller, who led Chicago’s scouting of Murakami.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

“Ms. Javice’s case is not the prototypical type of fraud case,” her defense attorney argued.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025

The images from Levi’s social media hint at a prototypical Southern California upbringing.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2025

One man who took such apocalyptic speculation seriously was Leo Szilard, the energetic and resourceful Hungarian physicist who had tried to patent a prototypical cyclotron just before Lawrence’s practical invention.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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