generality
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But what level of generality is appropriate for this analysis?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
This is obviously a gross generality, but it really feels true to me that people here tend to take a more optimistic tone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025
Progressive originalists generally respond to this obstacle by defining rights at a higher level of generality.
From Slate ● May 8, 2024
Yet, due to its generality, it can be applied to any social dilemma with diverse individuals, like climate change, for instance.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2024
Among the generality of men I am tall—six feet even—although among the males of my family I am considered a dwarf.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
She struggled with generalities and answering even rote questions.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
Speaking in generalities about institutions, the rule of law, and the inheritance of American democracy, he named no president and aired no specific grievance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
"Maybe he knows how to "be" PM but not how to "do" it. They don't actually know what they want to do beyond the level of vague generalities," the insider argues.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2024
Trafficking in generalities rarely leads to universal truth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
There did not seem to be any further question that he wanted to ask; still less did he feel any impulse to utter high-sounding generalities.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Vocabulary lists containing generality
The First State of Being
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Vocabulary Video Contest (2013) - List 2
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