generous
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Australia's tax code has "generous" provision for energy companies, says Samantha Hepburn, a professor at Deakin University specialising in natural resource law.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Carefully is a generous term here—the process is more like arranging a raw chicken on a baking pan for maximum flatness.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Still, budget watchdogs argue that subsidies are too generous and the system disproportionately benefits large farms, which entrenches consolidation in agriculture.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
If you receive a call from a company promising a generous loan-repayment program that you must enroll in today because it’s about to end, beware.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
I repositioned my bike helmet, my curls tied in a low bun underneath, confident I was protected by my oversized sunglasses and a generous slathering of sunblock insisted on by Mom.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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