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generic

[juh-ner-ik] / dʒəˈnɛr ɪk /


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Martin Arès, CEO of the Canadian pharmaceutical company Apotex, said he was exploring ways to bring his generic product to Americans now that it had been tentatively approved by the FDA.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 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

AI has collapsed the cost of building, making it possible to choose precision over a generic substitute.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Fender lost a 2009 attempt to trademark the Strat shape in the U.S. after more than a dozen companies argued the shape had become generic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Eric’s computer: an AMD K-6 233 with a generic motherboard; an S3 video card, a 15-inch monitor; a 2.5 GB hard drive with 36 MB SDRAM.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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