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genre

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


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And yet it was really actually important to us that we tried to defy genre and defy categorization in that way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Spielberg keeps circling back to aliens no matter what genre or franchise he’s working in.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Ali argued that successful films are defined less by genre than by the conviction behind them.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Few examples of this genre survive from before the Japanese invasions of 1592-98.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

I grew to hate the growing pages of my dissertation on genre and Renaissance literature.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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