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generic

[juh-ner-ik] / dʒəˈnɛr ɪk /


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She has downgraded to a budget grocery store, has switched to generic brands and is saving far more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

The super PACs have nondescript names — such as Jobs and Democracy PAC and American Mission — and the text is so generic that it almost seems to have been created by artificial intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026

Biotech takeover targets can pay off: Over the next 10 years, about $500 billion worth of branded drugs will become generic, Giroux says.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

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

But her mother smoothly turned her attention to Omer, smiling that generic mother smile.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye




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