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generally

[jen-er-uh-lee] / ˈdʒɛn ər ə li /


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The scientific research suggests that the sweet spot for caffeinated coffee consumption is generally between two and four cups a day.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

While respondents generally supported modest reforms, like temporarily freezing benefits or slowing cost-of-living adjustments, they opposed more substantial measures including broad benefit cuts, raising the retirement age or means-testing.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Fausto is moving west, which is typical as tropical storms generally follow warmer waters.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

The automated machines were generally the quickest way of getting through the border, he said.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

He was used to being on the giving end of this kind of behavior, which generally kept him from being on the receiving end.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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