generally
Example Sentences
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"Birmingham generally though, is one of the best airports in the UK."
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
While the federal estate tax hits only the wealthiest Americans, the thresholds for state estate and inheritance taxes are generally much lower and can catch even middle-class families by surprise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Until now, identifying those differences has generally required complex equipment, detectors cooled to extremely low temperatures, and millions of individual measurements.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
International law generally forbids tolling in such waterways.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
The other 20 percent, bearing lower credit ratings, generally were more difficult to sell, but they could, incredibly, simply be piled up in yet another heap and reprocessed yet again, into more triple-A bonds.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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