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generality

[jen-uh-ral-i-tee] / ˌdʒɛn əˈræl ɪ ti /


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But that sweeping generality about serenity’s devaluation could easily apply to any culture, Hayao Miyazaki might say.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

But what level of generality is appropriate for this analysis?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

This is obviously a gross generality, but it really feels true to me that people here tend to take a more optimistic tone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025

Yet, due to its generality, it can be applied to any social dilemma with diverse individuals, like climate change, for instance.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2024

As a way to get a rough estimate, however, the capture-recapture method is effective, and of more generality than the fish example might suggest.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

She struggled with generalities and answering even rote questions.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

Critics of a ban pitch their argument in terms of generalities like freedom and innovation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

"Nothing like this has ever happened to me, and in these kinds of important matters, it's important to speak very clearly and not to speak in generalities," France forward Mbappe said.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

Trafficking in generalities rarely leads to universal truth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024

Instead he looked into the middle distance and spoke in generalities, with so delicate an air as to give the impression that he had become partly invisible.

From "1984" by George Orwell


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