genre
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"The weekend figure is well above average for the genre, in spite of weak reviews and audience ratings," he wrote.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The revelation inspired a small genre of internet consumer detective work.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
The grunge that Ms. Teitelbaum channels is a serious, heavy sound with intimations of darkness and trauma, and even in its heyday the genre was sometimes criticized for its solemn bearing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
They wrote and produced their own songs, shaped their own streetwear image and blended genres ranging from hip-hop and R&B to trot, a traditional South Korean folk genre.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
I write in the tradition of that high, courtly genre.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
With the Patient Zero video, I got to explore the cinematic and literary genres I love so much.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The book explores figures including Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Jimi Hendrix before moving through later genres, from heavy rock to pioneering punk acts such as Bad Brains and Pure Hell.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Known as Porchfests, this trend involves a community-driven effort to organize and schedule a day of live performances in a residential area, with musicians of all skill levels and genres performing in assigned time slots.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
For producers, it is unveiling a tool for one of the hottest genres in entertainment: microdramas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
He’d collected hundreds of chess magazines in five or six languages, and all genres of chess books, the majority of which were sent to him by his mother.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing genre
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 3
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