genre
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My general note is particular to the genre: Comedy works best when exaggeration arises the way it does in nature, as a fact of personality rather than as a calculated theatrical effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The show grew so popular that it spawned a whole genre of smooth and sexy music, exemplified by artists like Anita Baker and Luther Vandross.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
A whole new genre of celebrity divorce: Slate’s Scaachi Koul considers how Bunnie Xo, an archetypical “Cool Girl,” seems to have masterminded a new strategy for getting divorced in the public eye.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026
“We’re looking for something that’s a little differentiated or special inside of every genre that we’re debating,” Friedlander said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Found the world over, children’s song repertoires are some of the most imaginative and interesting cultural examples of any genre and are important expressions of children’s lives in different cultures and eras.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
But as she employed them, they became perennial sources for multiple emerging genres.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
I did my research by listening to Luis Miguel, José José and singers and genres that I wasn’t used to listening to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Rather than relying on one sound, he moved between genres without ever losing the crowd.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Romance, long one of the most popular book genres, has become a reliable wellspring of content for studios looking for hits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
What do people believe about certain genres of music?
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing genre
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 3
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