genre
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The LP is also a whirlwind of competing genres in which John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr flex their muscles and prove that they’re at home in virtually any genre.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Powered by a $355 million domestic opening—the largest of 2026 by far—the performance is a much-needed success for the superhero movie genre, which has been in a slump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
"The true crime genre - whether it's TV, whether it's podcasts, whether it's books – I mean, it's wildly popular," says Joe Moylan, Aurora Police Department's public information officer.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
He entertained mass audiences so successfully that his murder mysteries, spy sagas and innocent-man-accused tales became their own genre: the Alfred Hitchcock Movie, often imitated but never equaled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
We were evenly matched at most games, but he could trounce me at certain titles, especially anything in the first-person shooter genre.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
The LP is also a whirlwind of competing genres in which John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr flex their muscles and prove that they’re at home in virtually any genre.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Quaresma says making Therapy at the Club taught her "how fun it is to really blend genres and to delve more into making pop music to make really big songs".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
I have certain genres that I always check out: I’m particularly into Jamaican gospel now, which is kind of primitive and not reggae, very illuminated, great singers.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
It was a very fun and cool way for me to explore different genres.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The child’s name was minimalism, and its arrival heralded a sea change in the relationship between musical genres.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing genre
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 3
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