generalization
Example Sentences
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Autism — a developmental disability that can affect how people think, communicate, interact and process sensory information — defies simple generalizations.
From Los Angeles Times
“The CDC publicity about mental health and suicide ideation among girls has a strong case that is supported by other sources of evidence. But the generalization about violence does not have such support.”
From Washington Post
This is to say that any generalizations I make about his career are surely contradicted somewhere within it.
From Los Angeles Times
“They plead conclusory allegations and generalizations, rather than facts, to support the claims,” its attorneys wrote.
From Seattle Times
More studies need to be performed outside of Puget Sound before any generalizations can be made about the broad impacts of climate change on parasites in the ocean.
From Seattle Times
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