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This makes it a welcome passenger on lazy day trips or late-night drives, and a generally acceptable ambient addition to crowded good times.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The origins of gladiatorial combat are unknown, though it was generally agreed by the Romans that it had been a foreign import.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Although we generally think of macroeconomic shocks like we saw in the Covid-19 pandemic as being recessionary, often recession contributors are more sector-specific.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Other reviews of Easter Lily have been generally favourable.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The melody instruments in a dixieland band are also generally playing independent parts, giving this genre its "busy" sound.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones