catchall
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There’s an acknowledgment of responsibility, not for specific infractions, but for the popular catchall of “distraction and distress.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
That’s the catchall loophole for saying, ‘Do we want this to be part of our game?’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
The term is less taxonomically specific and more of a catchall, used to refer to any photosynthesizing organism that isn’t a plant.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026
What was unusual in April was a record 668,000 increase in job openings in “professional and business services,” a catchall category of white-collar jobs in fields from technology to finance to law.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
After a few blocks we approached the Esso station on the corner of West Market and Park Street, generally recognized as a catchall place for men with too much time on their hands.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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