generalities

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Generalities obscure as much as they illuminate: Women of color in the 60-plus demographic have worked harder than anyone else to keep that sense of solidarity and optimism alive.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2021

Generalities even of a low order are scarcely recognized, and there is no recognition of high generalities.

From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Spencer, Herbert

About sixty years ago, the Intendants of the Generalities of France made, with other matters, a report of the population of their several districts.

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund

Generalities are often used to sharpen interrogation, while concealing its drift; the most evasive replies are carefully listened to, like the ringing of metal, as a test of the quality.

From Life of Chopin by Cook, Martha Elizabeth Duncan Walker

Generalities about women," she said, "are always a mistake.

From From One Generation to Another by Merriman, Henry Seton