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genre

[zhahn-ruh, zhahn-ruh] / ˈʒɑn rə, ˈʒɑ̃ rə /


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One thing that just broke me when we started Season 3, I posted a picture of our writers room, and it’s just some of the best genre writers in the television business.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

It’s also her most stylistically coherent collection of songs since 2015’s “Pageant Material,” with a strong sense of place and tasteful genre experiments that stitch it all together.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

There’s a certain genre of pantry items that feels, if not immortal, then at least immune to the normal rules of time.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Universal’s “Miami Vice ’85” movie reboot won’t come out until 2028, but fans of the neon-hued South Florida crime genre looking to scratch that itch can check out “M.I.A.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

“So, do you have an idea of what genre of film we should make?”

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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