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boilerplate

[boi-ler-pleyt] / ˈbɔɪ lərˌpleɪt /




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Mitu Gulati explains how the pervasive use of boilerplate contracts is creating a legal crisis.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

“It sounds like boring contract boilerplate, but it is really about procurement leverage.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

And only three outperformed the boilerplate during the four-year period that includes 2022, the worst year in public markets in decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Cursor, an AI start-up, is seeing accelerating demand for its programming assistant, which enables programmers to autocomplete code, fix bugs faster, and automate boilerplate tasks.

From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025

"Because, professor, this beast is made of boilerplate steel!"

From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.