generally speaking

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The real rub here is that generally speaking, neither me, nor you, nor a dog named Boo has been able to ride the incredible run-ups these companies have enjoyed.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

But forward returns, generally speaking, have been more mixed: Three months later, the index has been positive less than 50% of the time.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

“Good lexicographers,” she writes, “are, generally speaking, not people people.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

But ICE knows who they are going after, generally speaking, and that’s how they’ve operated for decades.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

Chemistry was, generally speaking, a science for businesspeople, for those who worked with coal and potash and dyes, and not gentlemen, who tended to be drawn to geology, natural history, and physics.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson