generalization
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But to make some generalization that all career women are psychotic because Glenn Close happened to be psychotic at the end of that movie is just silly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The VMI plaintiffs argued that even if a generalization that most women couldn’t make it through VMI was right, they were an exception that meant the blanket exclusion violated their rights.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
This is a generalization not based on facts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
The researchers began by examining memory design in AI models, focusing on working memory and its role in generalization.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 28, 2026
The radical generalization offered it, i.e., its existence, not as a particular object, but as a member of a general group, was too much for it.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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But a first breakthrough is usually followed by improvements and generalizations, so this might eventually lead to better data analysis tools in many branches of science.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
To illuminate his dark subject matter, Fiedler adopts a punchy, aggressive prose replete with antitheses, exclamation marks, capitalized terminology and bold generalizations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Evocative anecdotes and sharp observations work better than vague praise or sweeping generalizations.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
“Responsible public voices should be awaiting a full investigation, not making generalizations and demonizing law-abiding citizens,” the NRA retorted, to Essayli.
From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2026
I realize that we are often wary of making these kinds of broad generalizations about different cultural groups — and with good reason.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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