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generic

[juh-ner-ik] / dʒəˈnɛr ɪk /


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It still sounds generic, but has good actors in Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

His figures, generic, without details, carry all they own in sacks on their backs, hoping that when their journey concluded they would find a better life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

“With all due respect, the answers you have provided are completely generic and do not provide any guidance and direction as to how we can expedite this process,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

They’re ubiquitous across the Western world — an architectural infection spurred by capitalism’ need for generic efficiency borne of economies of scale.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

The smaller boys were known now by the generic title of "littluns."

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding




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