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Generally speaking, smaller cities seemed to have fared better.

Harris will likely need the similar near-unanimous support from African-American voters — who are indispensable members of the Democratic base, generally speaking — to win this election.

But it is notable that, generally speaking, this is the time of the season when offenses tend to have a slight edge over defenses.

“If they’re caught, they’re disposable. Generally speaking if they’re arrested and charged they’ll be bailed and quite often they’ll move back to their country - in this case to Romania.”

“Generally speaking, the homes for a pound scheme has been a driver for regenerating the area. There is still a way to go. I think in some ways regeneration never finishes, does it? There's always more to do.”