generic
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That’s partly what makes the movie unsettling: the backroom aesthetic is unsettlingly generic, a space that exists everywhere and yet nowhere.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
"I realised I was sending very generic CVs to recruiters and that was making it harder to stand out from other applicants," she says.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
“It was very generic information,” read a statement from the city.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Your nest egg could tolerate significantly more equity exposure than the generic 30/70 stock/bonds allocation for a couple in their 70s.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
I don’t expect Sam to always agree with me, but she didn’t even give me that generic I’m sorry that happened to you or I’m sorry you feel that way response.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
Vocabulary lists containing generic
100 SAT Words Beginning with "G"
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