catchall
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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
“I don’t think there’s a catchall solution,” says Osmo’s Wiltschko.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
Globalization has become a catchall explanation for a host of Americans’ troubles, from factory closures to political polarization.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
It took her another half an hour to find her mother’s spare keys to the Winslow house in the catchall drawer in the kitchen.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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