boilerplate

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A case in point: Americans who filed tax returns last month might recall the irony of printing out a line of boilerplate about the good ol’ “Paperwork Reduction Act.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

It was the Steyer I’ve heard on too many commercials: pugnacious, compassionate but spouting a whole bunch of boilerplate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

Will viewers be turned off by what’s become a boilerplate setup?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

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

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