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[juh-ner-ik] / dʒəˈnɛr ɪk /


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Shares in the Swiss maker of generic medicines fell as much as 8% in European morning trading Wednesday before bouncing back, shaving off some of the stock’s gains in the year to date.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

“No one’s gonna be stoked to find out it’s just a generic white guy from Florida,” Rispoli, 41, said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Those resorts were once synonymous with the most generic budget vacations — packed buffets, weak drinks, brightly colored beachfront hotels that vacationers never leave — observed Bernstein analysts in a note on Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

The platform, however, argued it is a "generic male voice" whose perceived similarity to Tsuda's is subjective at best, according to court records accessed by AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

It wouldn’t be some generic babyish birthday celebration, with cupcakes for the whole class, like you did in elementary school.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee


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